Red currant + Tamarind
Promising but untested: they share 113 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 3 recipes use both. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs.
Do red currant and tamarind go together?
Possibly. 3 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 113 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 18% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (113 of 144) also occur in tamarind. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).
What each one brings
red currant
The floral side. Floral notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for tamarind. It carries 31 molecules tamarind doesn't have.
tamarind
The roast. Roasted notes make up 7% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for red currant. It carries 192 molecules red currant doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Lime: the best fit for both, top 9% of pairs with red currant, top 1% with tamarind.
- Pomegranate: top 11% of pairs with red currant, top 2% with tamarind.
- Cinnamon: top 11% of pairs with red currant, top 2% with tamarind.
- Raspberry: top 1% of pairs with red currant, top 15% with tamarind.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with red currant and tamarind
We have no browsable recipe that lists both red currant and tamarind. With this much shared aroma, it is the kind of novel pairing worth testing.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (113 of 144) are also found in tamarind, but tamarind has 192 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of tamarind's character without most of its roast. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 113 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 31 only in red currant and the 192 only in tamarind.
Red currant and tamarind questions
Do red currant and tamarind go together?
Promising but untested: they share 113 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 3 recipes use both. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do red currant and tamarind taste good together?
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (113 of 144) also occur in tamarind. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).
What goes with red currant and tamarind?
Lime is the best third ingredient: top 9% of pairs with red currant and top 1% with tamarind. Pomegranate and cinnamon also fit both.
Can I use tamarind instead of red currant?
Only partly. Most of red currant's flavor molecules (113 of 144) are also found in tamarind, but tamarind has 192 that red currant lacks. Red currant gives you part of tamarind's character without most of its roast. 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: Red Currant vs Tamarind. https://compkitchen.com/compare/red-currant-vs-tamarind. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Red Currant vs Tamarind},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/red-currant-vs-tamarind},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.