Burdock + Hops
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the bottom 39% of all ingredient pairs.
Do burdock and hops go together?
Not really. No recipe in our pairing index uses both, and they share 17 flavor molecules. That places them in the bottom 39% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 17 flavor molecules: 15% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are eugenol (clove, spicy) and geraniol (rose, geranium). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
burdock
The tartness. Sour notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for hops. It carries 213 molecules hops doesn't have.
hops
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 35% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for burdock. It carries 98 molecules burdock doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Dandelion: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with burdock, bottom 32% with hops.
- Ginger: top 9% of pairs with burdock, top 24% with hops.
- Walnut: top 8% of pairs with burdock, top 32% with hops.
- Rhubarb: top 1% of pairs with burdock, bottom 28% with hops.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with burdock and hops
Almost always drinks: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are drinks.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: burdock has 213 molecules hops doesn't, and hops has 98 that burdock doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 17 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 213 only in burdock and the 98 only in hops.
Burdock and hops questions
Do burdock and hops go together?
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the bottom 39% of all ingredient pairs.
What do burdock and hops have in common?
They overlap on 17 flavor molecules: 15% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are eugenol (clove, spicy) and geraniol (rose, geranium). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with burdock and hops?
Dandelion is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with burdock and bottom 32% with hops. Ginger and walnut also fit both.
What can you make with burdock and hops?
Almost always drinks: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are drinks. Common dishes include Real Root Beer.
Can I use hops instead of burdock?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: burdock has 213 molecules hops doesn't, and hops has 98 that burdock doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
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
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Burdock vs Hops. https://compkitchen.com/compare/burdock-vs-hops. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_burdock_vs_hops_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Burdock vs Hops},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/burdock-vs-hops},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.