Cinnamon + Marjoram
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 93 recipes, and they share 246 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cinnamon and marjoram go together?
Yes. 93 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 246 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything marjoram carries, cinnamon has too: 246 of marjoram's 305 flavor molecules also occur in cinnamon. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and estragole (anise, licorice).
What each one brings
cinnamon
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 12% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for marjoram. It carries 78 molecules marjoram doesn't have.
marjoram
The floral side. Floral notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for cinnamon. It carries 59 molecules cinnamon doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Nutmeg: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 1% with marjoram.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 1% with marjoram.
- Clove: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 2% with marjoram.
- Thyme: top 6% of pairs with cinnamon, top 1% with marjoram.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cinnamon and marjoram
Mostly mains: 3 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of cinnamon's and 81% of marjoram's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 246 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 78 only in cinnamon and the 59 only in marjoram.
Cinnamon and marjoram questions
Do cinnamon and marjoram go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 93 recipes, and they share 246 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cinnamon and marjoram taste good together?
Almost everything marjoram carries, cinnamon has too: 246 of marjoram's 305 flavor molecules also occur in cinnamon. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and estragole (anise, licorice).
What goes with cinnamon and marjoram?
Nutmeg is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon and top 1% with marjoram. Allspice and clove also fit both.
What can you make with cinnamon and marjoram?
Mostly mains: 3 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cincinnati-Style Chili, Krvavica, Neapolitan Anchovy Sauce, Wilmot Estate Bread Soup.
Can I use marjoram instead of cinnamon?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of cinnamon's and 81% of marjoram's are shared). 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: Cinnamon vs Marjoram. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cinnamon-vs-marjoram. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cinnamon vs Marjoram},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cinnamon-vs-marjoram},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.