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Cider + Ham

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 83 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikemoderate
Cooked together83 recipes
Ranktop 27% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Cider Ham
87cider only 21shared 83ham only Cider · 108 Ham · 104
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do cider and ham go together?

They can. 83 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 21 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 27% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

They overlap on 21 flavor molecules: 20% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic) and 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

What each one brings

cider

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 55% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 17% for ham. It carries 87 molecules ham doesn't have.

ham

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for cider. It carries 83 molecules cider doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Apple: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with cider, top 23% with ham.
  • Vinegar: top 6% of pairs with cider, top 22% with ham.
  • Bread: top 21% of pairs with cider, top 7% with ham.
  • Mustard: top 13% of pairs with cider, top 14% with ham.

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

Recipes with cider and ham

We have no browsable recipe that lists both cider and ham.

Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: cider has 87 molecules ham doesn't, and ham has 83 that cider 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 21 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 87 only in cider and the 83 only in ham.

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Cider and ham questions

Do cider and ham go together?

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 83 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.

What do cider and ham have in common?

They overlap on 21 flavor molecules: 20% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic) and 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

What goes with cider and ham?

Apple is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with cider and top 23% with ham. Vinegar and bread also fit both.

Can I use ham instead of cider?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: cider has 87 molecules ham doesn't, and ham has 83 that cider 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.

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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: Cider vs Ham. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cider-vs-ham. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_cider_vs_ham_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Cider vs Ham},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cider-vs-ham},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

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