Raisin + Angelica
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 49 recipes, and they share 100 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Do raisin and angelica go together?
Yes. 49 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 100 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 11% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) also occur in angelica. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy).
What each one brings
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for angelica. It carries 29 molecules angelica doesn't have.
angelica
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for raisin. It carries 163 molecules raisin doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 5% with angelica.
- Almond: top 2% of pairs with raisin, top 6% with angelica.
- Saffron: top 7% of pairs with raisin, top 4% with angelica.
- Nutmeg: top 6% of pairs with raisin, top 6% with angelica.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with raisin and angelica
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) are also found in angelica, but angelica has 163 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of angelica's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 100 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 29 only in raisin and the 163 only in angelica.
Raisin and angelica questions
Do raisin and angelica go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 49 recipes, and they share 100 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do raisin and angelica taste good together?
More than half of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) also occur in angelica. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy).
What goes with raisin and angelica?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with raisin and top 5% with angelica. Almond and saffron also fit both.
What can you make with raisin and angelica?
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Mamadou's Banana Glace.
Can I use angelica instead of raisin?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) are also found in angelica, but angelica has 163 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of angelica's character without most of its herbal side. 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: Raisin vs Angelica. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-angelica. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_raisin_vs_angelica_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Angelica},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-angelica},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.