Cream cheese + Lime
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 127 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cream cheese and lime go together?
They can. 127 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 37 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 37 flavor molecules: 32% of cream cheese's 117. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What each one brings
cream cheese
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 80 molecules lime doesn't have.
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 1% for cream cheese. It carries 262 molecules cream cheese doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Feta cheese: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with cream cheese, top 21% with lime.
- Goat cheese: top 1% of pairs with cream cheese, top 26% with lime.
- Cottage cheese: top 1% of pairs with cream cheese, top 27% with lime.
- Avocado: top 17% of pairs with cream cheese, top 1% with lime.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cream cheese and lime
Mostly desserts: 17 of the 28 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: cream cheese has 80 molecules lime doesn't, and lime has 262 that cream cheese 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 37 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 80 only in cream cheese and the 262 only in lime.
Cream cheese and lime questions
Do cream cheese and lime go together?
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 127 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
What do cream cheese and lime have in common?
They overlap on 37 flavor molecules: 32% of cream cheese's 117. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What goes with cream cheese and lime?
Feta cheese is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with cream cheese and top 21% with lime. Goat cheese and cottage cheese also fit both.
What can you make with cream cheese and lime?
Mostly desserts: 17 of the 28 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Amish Lime Salad, Cat's Avocado Cream Pie, Great Key Lime Pie, Kiwifruit Lime Tarts.
Can I use lime instead of cream cheese?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: cream cheese has 80 molecules lime doesn't, and lime has 262 that cream cheese 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.
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: Cream Cheese vs Lime. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cream-cheese-vs-lime. Accessed 2026-11-06.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cream Cheese vs Lime},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cream-cheese-vs-lime},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.