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Pairing

Leek + Raisin

150leekonly 111shared 18raisin only Leek · 261 Raisin · 129
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

2 recipes mention both · top 18% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together2 recipes
Ranktop 18% of pairs
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Do leek and raisin go together?

Possibly. 2 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 111 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 18% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Barley: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with leek, top 6% with raisin.
  • Shallot: top 2% of pairs with leek, top 8% with raisin.
  • Almond: top 9% of pairs with leek, top 3% with raisin.
  • Cinnamon: top 14% of pairs with leek, top 2% with raisin.

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

Recipes with leek and raisin

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 2 carry a course label; 1 is soups.

Cock-a-LeekieKitchen Garden

The count of 2 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Leek and raisin are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks

What they have in common

Almost everything raisin carries, leek has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in leek. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 111 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 150 only in leek and the 18 only in raisin.

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Leek and raisin questions

Do leek and raisin go together?

Promising but untested: they share 111 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 2 recipes use both. They rank in the top 18% of random ingredient pairs.

What do leek and raisin have in common?

Almost everything raisin carries, leek has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in leek. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with leek and raisin?

Barley is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with leek and top 6% with raisin. Shallot and almond also fit both.

What can you make with leek and raisin?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 2 carry a course label; 1 is soups. Common dishes include Cock-a-Leekie, Kitchen Garden.

Can I use raisin instead of leek?

No. Leek and raisin are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Leek vs Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/leek-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-12.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_leek_vs_raisin_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Leek vs Raisin},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/leek-vs-raisin},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.