Hops + Chamomile
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the top 44% of all ingredient pairs.
Do hops and chamomile go together?
Not really. No recipe in our pairing index uses both, and they share 24 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 44% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 24 flavor molecules: 21% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
hops
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 35% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 25% for chamomile. It carries 91 molecules chamomile doesn't have.
chamomile
The tartness. Sour notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for hops. It carries 207 molecules hops doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Ginger: the best fit for both, top 24% of pairs with hops, top 15% with chamomile.
- Clove: top 33% of pairs with hops, top 17% with chamomile.
- Apple: top 33% of pairs with hops, top 17% with chamomile.
- Tea: top 41% of pairs with hops, top 14% with chamomile.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with hops and chamomile
We have no browsable recipe that lists both hops and chamomile.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: hops has 91 molecules chamomile doesn't, and chamomile has 207 that hops 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 24 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 91 only in hops and the 207 only in chamomile.
Hops and chamomile questions
Do hops and chamomile go together?
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the top 44% of all ingredient pairs.
What do hops and chamomile have in common?
They overlap on 24 flavor molecules: 21% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with hops and chamomile?
Ginger is the best third ingredient: top 24% of pairs with hops and top 15% with chamomile. Clove and apple also fit both.
Can I use chamomile instead of hops?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: hops has 91 molecules chamomile doesn't, and chamomile has 207 that hops 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: Hops vs Chamomile. https://compkitchen.com/compare/hops-vs-chamomile. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_hops_vs_chamomile_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Hops vs Chamomile},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/hops-vs-chamomile},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.