Pear + Rice
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 93 recipes, and they share 251 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do pear and rice go together?
Yes. 93 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 251 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of pear's flavor molecules (251 of 361) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and hexanol (green, fruity).
What each one brings
pear
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for rice. It carries 110 molecules rice doesn't have.
rice
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for pear. It carries 177 molecules pear doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with pear, top 4% with rice.
- Plum: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 14% with rice.
- Apple: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 13% with rice.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with pear, top 11% with rice.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with pear and rice
Mostly mains: 8 of the 13 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: pear has 110 molecules rice doesn't, and rice has 177 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 251 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 110 only in pear and the 177 only in rice.
Pear and rice questions
Do pear and rice go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 93 recipes, and they share 251 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do pear and rice taste good together?
More than half of pear's flavor molecules (251 of 361) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and hexanol (green, fruity).
What goes with pear and rice?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with pear and top 4% with rice. Plum and apple also fit both.
What can you make with pear and rice?
Mostly mains: 8 of the 13 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Rice 'n Pear Salad, Rice and Pears Mediterranean, Apricot-Glazed Ham Kebabs with Rice, Cranberry Pear Crisp.
Can I use rice instead of pear?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: pear has 110 molecules rice doesn't, and rice has 177 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 Rice. https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-rice. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_pear_vs_rice_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Pear vs Rice},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/pear-vs-rice},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.