Mace + Lettuce
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 251 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 28% of random ingredient pairs.
Do mace and lettuce go together?
Yes, in practice. 251 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 6 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 28% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
What they have in common
They overlap on 6 flavor molecules: 18% of mace's 34. Among the shared key aromas are eugenol (clove, spicy) and geraniol (rose, geranium). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
Add a third ingredient
- Chervil: the best fit for both, top 27% of pairs with mace, top 1% with lettuce.
- Endive: top 28% of pairs with mace, top 1% with lettuce.
- Nutmeg: top 4% of pairs with mace, top 8% with lettuce.
- Sorrel: top 27% of pairs with mace, top 1% with lettuce.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with mace and lettuce
Mostly mains: 6 of the 10 recipes with a course label are mains.
A recipe counts when its ingredient list mentions both, even as alternatives, so open a few to see how they are used. 46 of the 251 have a title we can list here.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mace has 28 molecules lettuce doesn't, and lettuce has 270 that mace doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 6 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 28 only in mace and the 270 only in lettuce.
Mace and lettuce questions
Do mace and lettuce go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 251 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 28% of random ingredient pairs.
What do mace and lettuce have in common?
They overlap on 6 flavor molecules: 18% of mace's 34. Among the shared key aromas are eugenol (clove, spicy) and geraniol (rose, geranium). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with mace and lettuce?
Chervil is the best third ingredient: top 27% of pairs with mace and top 1% with lettuce. Endive and nutmeg also fit both.
What can you make with mace and lettuce?
Mostly mains: 6 of the 10 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Macaroni Soup, POTAGES OR SOUPS, Stock No. 2, A DUST GARDKN.
Can I use lettuce instead of mace?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mace has 28 molecules lettuce doesn't, and lettuce has 270 that mace doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Mace vs Lettuce. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mace-vs-lettuce. Accessed 2026-11-08.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mace_vs_lettuce_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Mace vs Lettuce},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mace-vs-lettuce},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.