Lime + Grape
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 246 recipes, and they share 248 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do lime and grape go together?
Yes. 246 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 248 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything lime carries, grape has too: 248 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
What each one brings
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for grape. It carries 51 molecules grape doesn't have.
grape
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 322 molecules lime doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 14% with grape.
- Mango: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 5% with grape.
- Kiwifruit: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 7% with grape.
- Saffron: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 8% with grape.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and grape
Spread across courses: mains lead with 13 of the 36 recipes with a course label, then salads (11).
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (248 of 299) are also found in grape, but grape has 322 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of grape's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 248 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 51 only in lime and the 322 only in grape.
Lime and grape questions
Do lime and grape go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 246 recipes, and they share 248 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do lime and grape taste good together?
Almost everything lime carries, grape has too: 248 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
What goes with lime and grape?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 14% with grape. Mango and kiwifruit also fit both.
What can you make with lime and grape?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 13 of the 36 recipes with a course label, then salads (11). Common dishes include Chunky Grape Salsa, Grape Tomato Salsa, Lemon Lime Ginger Ale, Almond Chermoula.
Can I use grape instead of lime?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (248 of 299) are also found in grape, but grape has 322 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of grape's character without most of its fruit. 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 Grape. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-grape. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_lime_vs_grape_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Grape},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-grape},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.