Orange + Dill
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 61 recipes, and they share 264 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do orange and dill go together?
Yes. 61 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 264 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (264 of 342) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
What each one brings
orange
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 202 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for orange. It carries 78 molecules orange doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with orange, top 1% with dill.
- Lemon: top 1% of pairs with orange, top 1% with dill.
- Lime: top 4% of pairs with orange, top 2% with dill.
- Carrot: top 5% of pairs with orange, top 1% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with orange and dill
Mostly mains: 4 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (264 of 342) are also found in orange, but orange has 202 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of orange's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 264 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 202 only in orange and the 78 only in dill.
Orange and dill questions
Do orange and dill go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 61 recipes, and they share 264 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do orange and dill taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (264 of 342) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
What goes with orange and dill?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with orange and top 1% with dill. Lemon and lime also fit both.
What can you make with orange and dill?
Mostly mains: 4 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Chicken with Orange, Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes, Bell Pepper Salad, Couscous topped with almonds, German Carrot Salad.
Can I use dill instead of orange?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (264 of 342) are also found in orange, but orange has 202 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of orange'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: Orange vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/orange-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Orange vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/orange-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.