Lime + Red currant
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 59 recipes, and they share 109 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do lime and red currant go together?
Yes. 59 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 109 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (109 of 144) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What each one brings
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for red currant. It carries 190 molecules red currant doesn't have.
red currant
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 35 molecules lime doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Thyme: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 5% with red currant.
- Coriander: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 15% with red currant.
- Black currant: top 11% of pairs with lime, top 1% with red currant.
- Mint: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 9% with red currant.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and red currant
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (109 of 144) are also found in lime, but lime has 190 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of lime's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 109 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 190 only in lime and the 35 only in red currant.
Lime and red currant questions
Do lime and red currant go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 59 recipes, and they share 109 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do lime and red currant taste good together?
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (109 of 144) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What goes with lime and red currant?
Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 5% with red currant. Coriander and black currant also fit both.
What can you make with lime and red currant?
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Citrus Curd and Mixed Berry Tart.
Can I use red currant instead of lime?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (109 of 144) are also found in lime, but lime has 190 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of lime's character without most of its herbal side. 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 Red Currant. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-red-currant. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Red Currant},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-red-currant},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.