Raisin + Butter
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 7,630 recipes, and they share 58 flavor molecules: the top 21% of all ingredient pairs.
Do raisin and butter go together?
Yes. 7,630 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 58 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 21% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 58 flavor molecules: 45% of raisin's 129. Among the shared key aromas are decanoic acid (acides aroma) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What each one brings
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for butter. It carries 71 molecules butter doesn't have.
butter
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 24% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 138 molecules raisin doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Flour: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 12% with butter.
- Almond: top 2% of pairs with raisin, top 11% with butter.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 15% with butter.
- Nutmeg: top 6% of pairs with raisin, top 16% with butter.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with raisin and butter
Almost always desserts: 14 of the 17 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 71 molecules butter doesn't, and butter has 138 that raisin 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 58 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 71 only in raisin and the 138 only in butter.
Raisin and butter questions
Do raisin and butter go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 7,630 recipes, and they share 58 flavor molecules: the top 21% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do raisin and butter taste good together?
They overlap on 58 flavor molecules: 45% of raisin's 129. Among the shared key aromas are decanoic acid (acides aroma) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What goes with raisin and butter?
Flour is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with raisin and top 12% with butter. Almond and cinnamon also fit both.
What can you make with raisin and butter?
Almost always desserts: 14 of the 17 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Raisin Bran Muffins, Raisin Rolled Strudel, Belizean Carrot Cake, Breakfast Bread Pudding.
Can I use butter instead of raisin?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 71 molecules butter doesn't, and butter has 138 that raisin 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: Raisin vs Butter. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-butter. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_raisin_vs_butter_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Butter},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-butter},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.