Pear + Apricot
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 218 recipes, and they share 273 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Do pear and apricot go together?
Yes. 218 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 273 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of pear's flavor molecules (273 of 361) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal) and ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).
What each one brings
pear
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 23% for apricot. It carries 88 molecules apricot doesn't have.
apricot
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for pear. It carries 109 molecules pear doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Plum: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with pear, top 1% with apricot.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 1% with apricot.
- Apple: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 2% with apricot.
- Fig: top 2% of pairs with pear, top 1% with apricot.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with pear and apricot
Mostly desserts: 9 of the 12 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of pear's and 71% of apricot's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 273 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 88 only in pear and the 109 only in apricot.
Pear and apricot questions
Do pear and apricot go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 218 recipes, and they share 273 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do pear and apricot taste good together?
More than half of pear's flavor molecules (273 of 361) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal) and ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).
What goes with pear and apricot?
Plum is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with pear and top 1% with apricot. Peach and apple also fit both.
What can you make with pear and apricot?
Mostly desserts: 9 of the 12 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese, Pears and Apricot Vinaigrette, Chilled Apricot-Pear Soup, Apricot Party Fruit Dip, Apricot-Glazed Ham Kebabs with Rice.
Can I use apricot instead of pear?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of pear's and 71% of apricot's are shared). 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: Pear vs Apricot. https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-apricot. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Pear vs Apricot},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-apricot},
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.