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Orange + Maple syrup

A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 204 recipes, and they share 21 flavor molecules: the top 23% of all ingredient pairs.

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Cooked together204 recipes
Ranktop 23% of pairs
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445orange only 21shared 7maple syrup only Orange · 466 Maple syrup · 28
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do orange and maple syrup go together?

Yes. 204 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 21 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 23% of every ingredient pair we score.

Why they work

More than half of maple syrup's flavor molecules (21 of 28) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and furaneol (caramel, strawberry). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.

What each one brings

orange

The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for maple syrup. It carries 445 molecules maple syrup doesn't have.

maple syrup

The caramel side. Caramel notes make up 29% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for orange. It carries 7 molecules orange doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with orange, top 16% with maple syrup.
  • Vanilla: top 6% of pairs with orange, top 13% with maple syrup.
  • Apple: top 7% of pairs with orange, top 12% with maple syrup.
  • Cranberry: top 1% of pairs with orange, top 23% with maple syrup.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with orange and maple syrup

Mostly desserts: 15 of the 30 recipes with a course label are desserts.

Maple Tarragon Sweet PotatoesMaple-glazed Candied YamsOrange CatfishAnimal-lover FajitasApple Carrot MuffinsBaked Apples and Chestnut Purée

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Can you swap one for the other?

Only partly. Most of maple syrup's flavor molecules (21 of 28) are also found in orange, but orange has 445 that maple syrup lacks. Maple syrup gives you part of orange'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 21 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 445 only in orange and the 7 only in maple syrup.

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Orange and maple syrup questions

Do orange and maple syrup go together?

A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 204 recipes, and they share 21 flavor molecules: the top 23% of all ingredient pairs.

Why do orange and maple syrup taste good together?

More than half of maple syrup's flavor molecules (21 of 28) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and furaneol (caramel, strawberry). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.

What goes with orange and maple syrup?

Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with orange and top 16% with maple syrup. Vanilla and apple also fit both.

What can you make with orange and maple syrup?

Mostly desserts: 15 of the 30 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Maple Tarragon Sweet Potatoes, Maple-glazed Candied Yams, Orange Catfish, Animal-lover Fajitas.

Can I use maple syrup instead of orange?

Only partly. Most of maple syrup's flavor molecules (21 of 28) are also found in orange, but orange has 445 that maple syrup lacks. Maple syrup gives you part of orange's character without most of its herbal side. 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
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Orange vs Maple Syrup. https://compkitchen.com/compare/orange-vs-maple-syrup. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_orange_vs_maple_syrup_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Orange vs Maple Syrup},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/orange-vs-maple-syrup},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.