Clove + Black currant
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 40 recipes, and they share 230 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and black currant go together?
Yes. 40 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 230 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (230 of 311) also occur in black currant. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
clove
The woody side. Woody notes make up 5% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for black currant. It carries 81 molecules black currant doesn't have.
black currant
The tartness. Sour notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 121 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 5% with black currant.
- Nutmeg: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 8% with black currant.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 15% with black currant.
- Ginger: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 9% with black currant.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and black currant
Mostly drinks: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are drinks.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (230 of 311) are also found in black currant, but black currant has 121 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of black currant's character without most of its tartness. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 230 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 81 only in clove and the 121 only in black currant.
Clove and black currant questions
Do clove and black currant go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 40 recipes, and they share 230 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and black currant taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (230 of 311) also occur in black currant. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with clove and black currant?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 5% with black currant. Nutmeg and allspice also fit both.
What can you make with clove and black currant?
Mostly drinks: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are drinks. Common dishes include Black Currant Cordial, Black Currant Wine, Stoofpeertjes.
Can I use black currant instead of clove?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (230 of 311) are also found in black currant, but black currant has 121 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of black currant's character without most of its tartness. 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 Black Currant. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-black-currant. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Black Currant},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-black-currant},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.