Lime + Allspice
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 147 recipes, and they share 229 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Do lime and allspice go together?
Yes. 147 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 229 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything allspice carries, lime has too: 229 of allspice's 278 flavor molecules also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
lime
The tartness. Sour notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for allspice. It carries 70 molecules allspice doesn't have.
allspice
The woody side. Woody notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 4% for lime. It carries 49 molecules lime doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 4% with allspice.
- Thyme: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 1% with allspice.
- Marjoram: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 1% with allspice.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 2% with allspice.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and allspice
Mostly mains: 12 of the 16 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (77% of lime's and 82% of allspice's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 229 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 70 only in lime and the 49 only in allspice.
Lime and allspice questions
Do lime and allspice go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 147 recipes, and they share 229 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do lime and allspice taste good together?
Almost everything allspice carries, lime has too: 229 of allspice's 278 flavor molecules also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with lime and allspice?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 4% with allspice. Thyme and marjoram also fit both.
What can you make with lime and allspice?
Mostly mains: 12 of the 16 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Authentic Bahamian Fish Chowder, Bahamian Sour Chicken-vegetable Soup, Banana Bread VII, Barbados Chops with Black Bean Relish.
Can I use allspice instead of lime?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (77% of lime's and 82% of allspice's are shared). 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: Lime vs Allspice. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-allspice. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Allspice},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-allspice},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.