Cherry + Lime
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 301 recipes, and they share 225 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cherry and lime go together?
Yes. 301 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 225 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of lime's flavor molecules (225 of 299) also occur in cherry. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
cherry
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 118 molecules lime doesn't have.
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for cherry. It carries 74 molecules cherry doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 8% of pairs with cherry, top 1% with lime.
- Avocado: top 6% of pairs with cherry, top 1% with lime.
- Lemon grass: top 10% of pairs with cherry, top 1% with lime.
- Pomegranate: top 4% of pairs with cherry, top 1% with lime.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cherry and lime
Spread across courses: mains lead with 18 of the 45 recipes with a course label, then salads (13).
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (225 of 299) are also found in cherry, but cherry has 118 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of cherry's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 225 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 118 only in cherry and the 74 only in lime.
Cherry and lime questions
Do cherry and lime go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 301 recipes, and they share 225 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cherry and lime taste good together?
More than half of lime's flavor molecules (225 of 299) also occur in cherry. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with cherry and lime?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 8% of pairs with cherry and top 1% with lime. Avocado and lemon grass also fit both.
What can you make with cherry and lime?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 18 of the 45 recipes with a course label, then salads (13). Common dishes include Lime Shrimp Kebabs, Aluvi Mas Huni, Ankle Breaker, Aroma Blended Tom Yum Goong.
Can I use lime instead of cherry?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (225 of 299) are also found in cherry, but cherry has 118 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of cherry's character without most of its fruit. 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: Cherry vs Lime. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cherry-vs-lime. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cherry vs Lime},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cherry-vs-lime},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.