Pear + Cider
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 109 recipes, and they share 49 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do pear and cider go together?
Yes. 109 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 49 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 49 flavor molecules: 45% of cider's 108. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit) and hexanol (green, fruity).
What each one brings
pear
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 6% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 1% for cider. It carries 312 molecules cider doesn't have.
cider
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 55% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 25% for pear. It carries 59 molecules pear doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Apple: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with pear, top 2% with cider.
- Plum: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 9% with cider.
- Quince: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 12% with cider.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 12% with cider.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with pear and cider
Spread across courses: mains lead with 3 of the 7 recipes with a course label, then salads (2).
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: pear has 312 molecules cider doesn't, and cider has 59 that pear 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 49 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 312 only in pear and the 59 only in cider.
Pear and cider questions
Do pear and cider go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 109 recipes, and they share 49 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do pear and cider taste good together?
They overlap on 49 flavor molecules: 45% of cider's 108. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit) and hexanol (green, fruity).
What goes with pear and cider?
Apple is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with pear and top 2% with cider. Plum and quince also fit both.
What can you make with pear and cider?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 3 of the 7 recipes with a course label, then salads (2). Common dishes include BBQ Chicken with Cabbage and Pear Slaw, Baked Pear Pickles, Dandelion Greens with Pears, Croutons and Candied Walnuts, Poached Pears.
Can I use cider instead of pear?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: pear has 312 molecules cider doesn't, and cider has 59 that pear 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
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Pear vs Cider. https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-cider. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_pear_vs_cider_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Pear vs Cider},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-cider},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.