Plum + Almond
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 211 recipes, and they share 236 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Do plum and almond go together?
Yes. 211 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 236 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 8% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything almond carries, plum has too: 236 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
plum
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for almond. It carries 145 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The roast. Roasted notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for plum. It carries 45 molecules plum doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Apricot: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with plum, top 5% with almond.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with plum, top 5% with almond.
- Cinnamon: top 5% of pairs with plum, top 1% with almond.
- Pistachio: top 13% of pairs with plum, top 1% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with plum and almond
Mostly desserts: 3 of the 6 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of almond's flavor molecules (236 of 281) are also found in plum, but plum has 145 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of plum's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 236 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 145 only in plum and the 45 only in almond.
Plum and almond questions
Do plum and almond go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 211 recipes, and they share 236 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do plum and almond taste good together?
Almost everything almond carries, plum has too: 236 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with plum and almond?
Apricot is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with plum and top 5% with almond. Peach and cinnamon also fit both.
What can you make with plum and almond?
Mostly desserts: 3 of the 6 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Plum Pudding, Blommekage, Brandied Fruit, Grilled Vegetables with Romesco Sauce.
Can I use almond instead of plum?
Only partly. Most of almond's flavor molecules (236 of 281) are also found in plum, but plum has 145 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of plum'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: Plum vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Plum vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.