Lime + Plum
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 193 recipes, and they share 237 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do lime and plum go together?
Yes. 193 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 237 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of lime's flavor molecules (237 of 299) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for plum. It carries 62 molecules plum doesn't have.
plum
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 144 molecules lime doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 10% with plum.
- Mango: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 4% with plum.
- Avocado: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 10% with plum.
- Lemon grass: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 15% with plum.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and plum
Almost always mains: 12 of the 15 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (237 of 299) are also found in plum, but plum has 144 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of plum's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 237 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 62 only in lime and the 144 only in plum.
Lime and plum questions
Do lime and plum go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 193 recipes, and they share 237 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do lime and plum taste good together?
More than half of lime's flavor molecules (237 of 299) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with lime and plum?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 10% with plum. Mango and avocado also fit both.
What can you make with lime and plum?
Almost always mains: 12 of the 15 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Lime Vinaigrette I, Avocado and Wehani Rice Salad, Barbados Pork Chops, Corn 'n' Peas Pasta Salad.
Can I use plum instead of lime?
Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (237 of 299) are also found in plum, but plum has 144 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of plum'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 Plum. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-plum. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Plum},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-plum},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.