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Raisin + Spread

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 10 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikemoderate
Cooked together10 recipes
Ranktop 26% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Raisin Spread
96raisin only 33shared 21spread only Raisin · 129 Spread · 54
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do raisin and spread go together?

They can. 10 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 33 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

More than half of spread's flavor molecules (33 of 54) also occur in raisin. Among the shared key aromas is ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

What each one brings

raisin

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 4% for spread. It carries 96 molecules spread doesn't have.

spread

The tartness. Sour notes make up 30% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 18% for raisin. It carries 21 molecules raisin doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Flour: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 14% with spread.
  • Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 23% with spread.
  • Almond: top 2% of pairs with raisin, top 19% with spread.
  • Syrup: top 17% of pairs with raisin, top 6% with spread.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with raisin and spread

Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains.

Lunchbox Special

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Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 96 molecules spread doesn't, and spread has 21 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 33 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 96 only in raisin and the 21 only in spread.

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Raisin and spread questions

Do raisin and spread go together?

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 10 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

What do raisin and spread have in common?

More than half of spread's flavor molecules (33 of 54) also occur in raisin. Among the shared key aromas is ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

What goes with raisin and spread?

Flour is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with raisin and top 14% with spread. Cinnamon and almond also fit both.

What can you make with raisin and spread?

Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Lunchbox Special.

Can I use spread instead of raisin?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 96 molecules spread doesn't, and spread has 21 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

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Two ingredients gives the full side-by-side breakdown; add a third to see a similarity matrix across all of them (up to 6).

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
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Spread. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-spread. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_raisin_vs_spread_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Spread},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-spread},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.