Pine + Persimmon
Promising but untested: they share 219 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 2 recipes use both. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do pine and persimmon go together?
Possibly. 2 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 219 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything persimmon carries, pine has too: 219 of persimmon's 243 flavor molecules also occur in pine. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
What each one brings
pine
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for persimmon. It carries 65 molecules persimmon doesn't have.
persimmon
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 12% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for pine. It carries 24 molecules pine doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Pomegranate: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with pine, top 1% with persimmon.
- Cinnamon: top 3% of pairs with pine, top 1% with persimmon.
- Walnut: top 1% of pairs with pine, top 4% with persimmon.
- Nutmeg: top 1% of pairs with pine, top 5% with persimmon.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with pine and persimmon
Almost always drinks: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are drinks.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (77% of pine's and 90% of persimmon's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 219 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 65 only in pine and the 24 only in persimmon.
Pine and persimmon questions
Do pine and persimmon go together?
Promising but untested: they share 219 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 2 recipes use both. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do pine and persimmon taste good together?
Almost everything persimmon carries, pine has too: 219 of persimmon's 243 flavor molecules also occur in pine. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
What goes with pine and persimmon?
Pomegranate is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with pine and top 1% with persimmon. Cinnamon and walnut also fit both.
What can you make with pine and persimmon?
Almost always drinks: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are drinks. Common dishes include Sujunggwa.
Can I use persimmon instead of pine?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (77% of pine's and 90% of persimmon'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: Pine vs Persimmon. https://compkitchen.com/compare/pine-vs-persimmon. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_pine_vs_persimmon_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Pine vs Persimmon},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/pine-vs-persimmon},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.