Grape + Nutmeg
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,640 recipes, and they share 243 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do grape and nutmeg go together?
Yes. 1,640 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 243 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything nutmeg carries, grape has too: 243 of nutmeg's 301 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
grape
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for nutmeg. It carries 327 molecules nutmeg doesn't have.
nutmeg
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for grape. It carries 58 molecules grape doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 9% of pairs with grape, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Clove: top 10% of pairs with grape, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Allspice: top 12% of pairs with grape, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Cardamom: top 12% of pairs with grape, top 1% with nutmeg.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with grape and nutmeg
Almost always desserts: 376 of the 457 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of nutmeg's flavor molecules (243 of 301) are also found in grape, but grape has 327 that nutmeg lacks. Nutmeg 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 243 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 327 only in grape and the 58 only in nutmeg.
Grape and nutmeg questions
Do grape and nutmeg go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,640 recipes, and they share 243 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do grape and nutmeg taste good together?
Almost everything nutmeg carries, grape has too: 243 of nutmeg's 301 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with grape and nutmeg?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 9% of pairs with grape and top 1% with nutmeg. Clove and allspice also fit both.
What can you make with grape and nutmeg?
Almost always desserts: 376 of the 457 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Spiced Grapes, Fruit Cake, English Plum Pudding, Mince Meat.
Can I use nutmeg instead of grape?
Only partly. Most of nutmeg's flavor molecules (243 of 301) are also found in grape, but grape has 327 that nutmeg lacks. Nutmeg 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 Nutmeg. https://compkitchen.com/compare/grape-vs-nutmeg. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Grape vs Nutmeg},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/grape-vs-nutmeg},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.