Raisin + Ginger
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,242 recipes, and they share 111 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Do raisin and ginger go together?
Yes. 1,242 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 111 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 11% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything raisin carries, ginger has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in ginger. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
What each one brings
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for ginger. It carries 18 molecules ginger doesn't have.
ginger
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for raisin. It carries 322 molecules raisin doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with ginger.
- Cardamom: top 8% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with ginger.
- Clove: top 9% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with ginger.
- Turmeric: top 14% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with ginger.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with raisin and ginger
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (111 of 129) are also found in ginger, but ginger has 322 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of ginger'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 111 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 18 only in raisin and the 322 only in ginger.
Raisin and ginger questions
Do raisin and ginger go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,242 recipes, and they share 111 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do raisin and ginger taste good together?
Almost everything raisin carries, ginger has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in ginger. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
What goes with raisin and ginger?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with raisin and top 1% with ginger. Cardamom and clove also fit both.
What can you make with raisin and ginger?
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Easter Buns, Orange Wine, Potato Pound.
Can I use ginger instead of raisin?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (111 of 129) are also found in ginger, but ginger has 322 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of ginger'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 Ginger. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-ginger. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Ginger},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-ginger},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.