Lime + Green beans
17 recipes mention both · top 9% of pairs
CompKitchen is a free flavor-pairing site: it compares the aroma molecules two foods share and how often cooks put them together. No account needed.
Do lime and green beans go together?
A few recipes mention both. 17 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 107 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Add a third ingredient
- Beans: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with lime, top 1% with green beans.
- Coriander: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 7% with green beans.
- Kidney beans: top 7% of pairs with lime, top 1% with green beans.
- Lemon: top 2% of pairs with lime, top 6% with green beans.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and green beans
These have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.
The count of 17 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.
Can you swap one for the other?
No. Lime and green beans 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
More than half of green beans's flavor molecules (107 of 179) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 107 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 192 only in lime and the 72 only in green beans.
Lime and green beans questions
Do lime and green beans go together?
17 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 107 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 9% of random ingredient pairs.
What do lime and green beans have in common?
More than half of green beans's flavor molecules (107 of 179) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with lime and green beans?
Beans is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with lime and top 1% with green beans. Coriander and kidney beans also fit both.
What can you make with lime and green beans?
Common dishes include Dijon Quinoa & Green Beans, Garlic Lover's Shrimp and Green Bean Salad, Green Bean Curry, Sesame Tempura Green Beans.
Can I use green beans instead of lime?
No. Lime and green beans 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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Green Beans. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-green-beans. Accessed 2026-11-15.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Green Beans},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.