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Ham + Mace

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 2,050 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

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Cooked together2,050 recipes
Ranktop 26% of pairs
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101ham only 3shared 31mace only Ham · 104 Mace · 34
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do ham and mace go together?

Yes, in practice. 2,050 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 3 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

They overlap on 3 flavor molecules: 9% of mace's 34. So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What each one brings

ham

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for mace. It carries 101 molecules mace doesn't have.

mace

The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for ham. It carries 31 molecules ham doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Clove: the best fit for both, top 18% of pairs with ham, top 6% with mace.
  • Nutmeg: top 26% of pairs with ham, top 4% with mace.
  • Bread: top 7% of pairs with ham, top 24% with mace.
  • Allspice: top 27% of pairs with ham, top 7% with mace.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with ham and mace

Mostly mains: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are mains.

Florence BurtonLiver and Parsley Sauce for PoultryPepper Pot

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Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: ham has 101 molecules mace doesn't, and mace has 31 that ham 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 3 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 101 only in ham and the 31 only in mace.

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Ham and mace questions

Do ham and mace go together?

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 2,050 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

What do ham and mace have in common?

They overlap on 3 flavor molecules: 9% of mace's 34. So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What goes with ham and mace?

Clove is the best third ingredient: top 18% of pairs with ham and top 6% with mace. Nutmeg and bread also fit both.

What can you make with ham and mace?

Mostly mains: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Florence Burton, Liver and Parsley Sauce for Poultry, Pepper Pot.

Can I use mace instead of ham?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: ham has 101 molecules mace doesn't, and mace has 31 that ham 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

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Two ingredients gives the full side-by-side breakdown; add a third to see a similarity matrix across all of them (up to 6).

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
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Ham vs Mace. https://compkitchen.com/compare/ham-vs-mace. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_ham_vs_mace_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Ham vs Mace},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/ham-vs-mace},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.