Red currant + Peas
14 recipes mention both · top 7% of pairs
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Do red currant and peas go together?
A few recipes mention both. 14 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 102 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
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- Currant: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with red currant, top 10% with peas.
- Raspberry: top 1% of pairs with red currant, top 6% with peas.
- Black currant: top 1% of pairs with red currant, top 11% with peas.
- Mint: top 6% of pairs with red currant, top 2% with peas.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with red currant and peas
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; 2 are mains.
Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.
The count of 14 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.
Can you swap one for the other?
No. Red currant and peas are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks
What they have in common
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (102 of 144) also occur in peas. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 102 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 42 only in red currant and the 69 only in peas.
Red currant and peas questions
Do red currant and peas go together?
14 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 102 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 7% of random ingredient pairs.
What do red currant and peas have in common?
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (102 of 144) also occur in peas. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with red currant and peas?
Currant is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with red currant and top 10% with peas. Raspberry and black currant also fit both.
What can you make with red currant and peas?
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; 2 are mains. Common dishes include Saddle of mutton with green peas., CHRISTMAS MENU, Cutlets of Pigeons, Flan de Plaisirs à la Suisse (Swiss Strawberry Tart).
Can I use peas instead of red currant?
No. Red currant and peas are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
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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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Red Currant vs Peas. https://compkitchen.com/compare/red-currant-vs-peas. Accessed 2026-11-14.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Red Currant vs Peas},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/red-currant-vs-peas},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.