Raisin + Mustard
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 146 recipes, and they share 108 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do raisin and mustard go together?
Yes. 146 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 108 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything raisin carries, mustard has too: 108 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in mustard. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy) and isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
What each one brings
raisin
Much the same character. It carries 21 molecules mustard doesn't have.
mustard
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for raisin. It carries 175 molecules raisin doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Capers: the best fit for both, top 12% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with mustard.
- Horseradish: top 19% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with mustard.
- Shallot: top 10% of pairs with raisin, top 1% with mustard.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 7% with mustard.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with raisin and mustard
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (108 of 129) are also found in mustard, but mustard has 175 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of mustard's character without most of its sulfurous side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 108 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 21 only in raisin and the 175 only in mustard.
Raisin and mustard questions
Do raisin and mustard go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 146 recipes, and they share 108 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do raisin and mustard taste good together?
Almost everything raisin carries, mustard has too: 108 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in mustard. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy) and isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
What goes with raisin and mustard?
Capers is the best third ingredient: top 12% of pairs with raisin and top 1% with mustard. Horseradish and shallot also fit both.
What can you make with raisin and mustard?
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Peanut Butter Apple Sandwiches.
Can I use mustard instead of raisin?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (108 of 129) are also found in mustard, but mustard has 175 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of mustard's character without most of its sulfurous 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 Mustard. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-mustard. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Mustard},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-mustard},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.