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Lentils + Mushroom

14lentils only 216shared 210mushroomonly Lentils · 230 Mushroom · 426
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

79 recipes mention both · top 10% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together79 recipes
Ranktop 10% of pairs
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Do lentils and mushroom go together?

Some recipes mention both. 79 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 216 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Cashew nut: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lentils, top 11% with mushroom.
  • Pasta: top 1% of pairs with lentils, top 7% with mushroom.
  • Spinach: top 3% of pairs with lentils, top 4% with mushroom.
  • Chard: top 1% of pairs with lentils, top 12% with mushroom.

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

Recipes with lentils and mushroom

Almost always mains: 21 of the 24 recipes with a course label are mains.

Red Lentil and Mushroom SoupBarley, Lentil and Mushroom SoupLENTIL AND MUSHROOMS VEGGIE MUSHROOMSLentil and mushroom chilliMushroom Lentil Barley StewMushroom and Lentil Pot Pies with Gouda Biscuit Topping

Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.

The count of 79 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it 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. Lentils and mushroom 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 lentils carries, mushroom has too: 216 of lentils's 230 flavor molecules also occur in mushroom. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 216 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 14 only in lentils and the 210 only in mushroom.

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Lentils and mushroom questions

Do lentils and mushroom go together?

79 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 216 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 10% of random ingredient pairs.

What do lentils and mushroom have in common?

Almost everything lentils carries, mushroom has too: 216 of lentils's 230 flavor molecules also occur in mushroom. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with lentils and mushroom?

Cashew nut is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lentils and top 11% with mushroom. Pasta and spinach also fit both.

What can you make with lentils and mushroom?

Almost always mains: 21 of the 24 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Red Lentil and Mushroom Soup, Barley, Lentil and Mushroom Soup, LENTIL AND MUSHROOMS VEGGIE MUSHROOMS, Lentil and mushroom chilli.

Can I use mushroom instead of lentils?

No. Lentils and mushroom 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: Lentils vs Mushroom. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lentils-vs-mushroom. Accessed 2026-11-15.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_lentils_vs_mushroom_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Lentils vs Mushroom},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lentils-vs-mushroom},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-15}
}

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