Grape + Almond
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,435 recipes, and they share 247 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do grape and almond go together?
Yes. 1,435 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 247 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything almond carries, grape has too: 247 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
grape
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for almond. It carries 323 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for grape. It carries 34 molecules grape doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fig: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with grape, top 3% with almond.
- Pistachio: top 15% of pairs with grape, top 1% with almond.
- Cashew nut: top 15% of pairs with grape, top 1% with almond.
- Saffron: top 8% of pairs with grape, 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 grape and almond
Mostly desserts: 194 of the 301 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of almond's flavor molecules (247 of 281) are also found in grape, but grape has 323 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of grape's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 247 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 323 only in grape and the 34 only in almond.
Grape and almond questions
Do grape and almond go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,435 recipes, and they share 247 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do grape and almond taste good together?
Almost everything almond carries, grape has too: 247 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with grape and almond?
Fig is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with grape and top 3% with almond. Pistachio and cashew nut also fit both.
What can you make with grape and almond?
Mostly desserts: 194 of the 301 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Grape and Almond Sauce, Almond Bread, Almond Butter Christmas Cake, Almond Butter Stuffed Celery.
Can I use almond instead of grape?
Only partly. Almost all of almond's flavor molecules (247 of 281) are also found in grape, but grape has 323 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of grape'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: Grape vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/grape-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Grape vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/grape-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.