Pear + Red currant
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 23 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do pear and red currant go together?
Yes. 23 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 116 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything red currant carries, pear has too: 116 of red currant's 144 flavor molecules also occur in pear. Among the shared key aromas are isoamyl acetate (banana, pear) and ethyl benzoate (fruity, sweet).
What each one brings
pear
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 17% for red currant. It carries 245 molecules red currant doesn't have.
red currant
The floral side. Floral notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for pear. It carries 28 molecules pear doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Raspberry: the best fit for both, top 7% of pairs with pear, top 1% with red currant.
- Plum: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 9% with red currant.
- Quince: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 7% with red currant.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 8% with red currant.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with pear and red currant
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (116 of 144) are also found in pear, but pear has 245 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of pear's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 116 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 245 only in pear and the 28 only in red currant.
Pear and red currant questions
Do pear and red currant go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 23 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do pear and red currant taste good together?
Almost everything red currant carries, pear has too: 116 of red currant's 144 flavor molecules also occur in pear. Among the shared key aromas are isoamyl acetate (banana, pear) and ethyl benzoate (fruity, sweet).
What goes with pear and red currant?
Raspberry is the best third ingredient: top 7% of pairs with pear and top 1% with red currant. Plum and quince also fit both.
What can you make with pear and red currant?
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Medieval Lenten Tart.
Can I use red currant instead of pear?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (116 of 144) are also found in pear, but pear has 245 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of pear'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: Pear vs Red Currant. https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-red-currant. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Pear vs Red Currant},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-red-currant},
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.