Clove + Almond
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,605 recipes, and they share 218 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and almond go together?
Yes. 1,605 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 218 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of almond's flavor molecules (218 of 281) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for almond. It carries 93 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 63 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 1% with almond.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 1% with almond.
- Nutmeg: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 4% with almond.
- Pistachio: top 9% of pairs with clove, top 1% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and almond
Mostly desserts: 80 of the 140 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (70% of clove's and 78% of almond's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 218 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 93 only in clove and the 63 only in almond.
Clove and almond questions
Do clove and almond go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,605 recipes, and they share 218 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and almond taste good together?
More than half of almond's flavor molecules (218 of 281) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with clove and almond?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 1% with almond. Cardamom and nutmeg also fit both.
What can you make with clove and almond?
Mostly desserts: 80 of the 140 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Almond Cookies, Algerian Green Beans with Almonds, Almond Drops, Almond Flour Pound Cake.
Can I use almond instead of clove?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (70% of clove's and 78% of almond'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: Clove vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.