Currant + Myrtle
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 16 recipes, and they share 5 flavor molecules: the top 19% of all ingredient pairs.
Do currant and myrtle go together?
Yes. 16 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 5 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 19% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 5 flavor molecules: 12% of currant's 43. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and beta-pinene (pine, resin). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
currant
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 12% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for myrtle. It carries 38 molecules myrtle doesn't have.
myrtle
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 42% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for currant. It carries 55 molecules currant doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Rose: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with currant, top 16% with myrtle.
- Raspberry: top 10% of pairs with currant, top 20% with myrtle.
- Mace: top 12% of pairs with currant, top 16% with myrtle.
- Guava: top 13% of pairs with currant, top 16% with myrtle.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with currant and myrtle
We have no browsable recipe that lists both currant and myrtle.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: currant has 38 molecules myrtle doesn't, and myrtle has 55 that currant 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 5 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 38 only in currant and the 55 only in myrtle.
Currant and myrtle questions
Do currant and myrtle go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 16 recipes, and they share 5 flavor molecules: the top 19% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do currant and myrtle taste good together?
They overlap on 5 flavor molecules: 12% of currant's 43. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and beta-pinene (pine, resin). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with currant and myrtle?
Rose is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with currant and top 16% with myrtle. Raspberry and mace also fit both.
Can I use myrtle instead of currant?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: currant has 38 molecules myrtle doesn't, and myrtle has 55 that currant 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: Currant vs Myrtle. https://compkitchen.com/compare/currant-vs-myrtle. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_currant_vs_myrtle_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Currant vs Myrtle},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/currant-vs-myrtle},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.