Cabbage + Clove
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 933 recipes, and they share 224 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cabbage and clove go together?
Yes. 933 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 224 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (224 of 311) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
cabbage
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for clove. It carries 167 molecules clove doesn't have.
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for cabbage. It carries 87 molecules cabbage doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 10% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with clove.
- Cinnamon: top 11% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with clove.
- Ginger: top 9% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with clove.
- Turnip: top 2% of pairs with cabbage, top 6% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cabbage and clove
Mostly mains: 11 of the 19 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (224 of 311) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 167 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 224 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 167 only in cabbage and the 87 only in clove.
Cabbage and clove questions
Do cabbage and clove go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 933 recipes, and they share 224 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cabbage and clove taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (224 of 311) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with cabbage and clove?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 10% of pairs with cabbage and top 1% with clove. Cinnamon and ginger also fit both.
What can you make with cabbage and clove?
Mostly mains: 11 of the 19 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Jordanian Stuffed Cabbage, Bami Goreng I, Chopped Pickle, Chow Chow.
Can I use clove instead of cabbage?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (224 of 311) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 167 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. 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: Cabbage vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cabbage vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-clove},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.