Cranberry + Mango
Promising but untested: they share 265 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 4 recipes use both. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cranberry and mango go together?
Possibly. 4 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 265 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of cranberry's flavor molecules (265 of 334) also occur in mango. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple) and 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
What each one brings
cranberry
The floral side. Floral notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for mango. It carries 69 molecules mango doesn't have.
mango
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for cranberry. It carries 141 molecules cranberry doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Lime: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with cranberry, top 1% with mango.
- Pineapple: top 5% of pairs with cranberry, top 1% with mango.
- Orange: top 1% of pairs with cranberry, top 5% with mango.
- Peach: top 5% of pairs with cranberry, top 2% with mango.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cranberry and mango
Almost always drinks: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are drinks.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of cranberry's flavor molecules (265 of 334) are also found in mango, but mango has 141 that cranberry lacks. Cranberry gives you part of mango's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 265 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 69 only in cranberry and the 141 only in mango.
Cranberry and mango questions
Do cranberry and mango go together?
Promising but untested: they share 265 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 4 recipes use both. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cranberry and mango taste good together?
More than half of cranberry's flavor molecules (265 of 334) also occur in mango. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple) and 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
What goes with cranberry and mango?
Lime is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with cranberry and top 1% with mango. Pineapple and orange also fit both.
What can you make with cranberry and mango?
Almost always drinks: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are drinks. Common dishes include Exotic Smoothie, Phoenix Paradise.
Can I use mango instead of cranberry?
Only partly. Most of cranberry's flavor molecules (265 of 334) are also found in mango, but mango has 141 that cranberry lacks. Cranberry gives you part of mango'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: Cranberry vs Mango. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cranberry-vs-mango. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cranberry vs Mango},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cranberry-vs-mango},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.