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Black currant + Syrup

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 20 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

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Cooked together20 recipes
Ranktop 26% of pairs
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309black currant only 42shared 5syrup only Black currant · 351 Syrup · 47
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do black currant and syrup go together?

Yes, in practice. 20 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 42 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

Almost everything syrup carries, black currant has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in black currant. Among the shared key aromas are ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal) and decanoic acid (soapy, waxy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What each one brings

black currant

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for syrup. It carries 309 molecules syrup doesn't have.

syrup

The tartness. Sour notes make up 33% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 16% for black currant. It carries 5 molecules black currant doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Vanilla: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with black currant, top 12% with syrup.
  • Red currant: top 1% of pairs with black currant, top 26% with syrup.
  • Cinnamon: top 5% of pairs with black currant, top 14% with syrup.
  • Raspberry: top 5% of pairs with black currant, top 20% with syrup.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with black currant and syrup

Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts.

Black Currant Tessellation

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Can you swap one for the other?

Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in black currant, but black currant has 309 that syrup lacks. Syrup gives you part of black currant's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

All 42 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 309 only in black currant and the 5 only in syrup.

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Black currant and syrup questions

Do black currant and syrup go together?

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 20 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

What do black currant and syrup have in common?

Almost everything syrup carries, black currant has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in black currant. Among the shared key aromas are ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal) and decanoic acid (soapy, waxy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What goes with black currant and syrup?

Vanilla is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with black currant and top 12% with syrup. Red currant and cinnamon also fit both.

What can you make with black currant and syrup?

Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Black Currant Tessellation.

Can I use syrup instead of black currant?

Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in black currant, but black currant has 309 that syrup lacks. Syrup gives you part of black currant's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs

Cite this analysis
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Black Currant vs Syrup. https://compkitchen.com/compare/black-currant-vs-syrup. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_black_currant_vs_syrup_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Black Currant vs Syrup},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/black-currant-vs-syrup},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.