Rice + Apricot
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 353 recipes, and they share 259 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Do rice and apricot go together?
Yes. 353 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 259 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 13% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of apricot's flavor molecules (259 of 382) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-undecalactone (peach, sweet) and 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
What each one brings
rice
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for apricot. It carries 169 molecules apricot doesn't have.
apricot
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for rice. It carries 123 molecules rice doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Peach: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with rice, top 1% with apricot.
- Saffron: top 2% of pairs with rice, top 8% with apricot.
- Plum: top 14% of pairs with rice, top 1% with apricot.
- Cherry: top 9% of pairs with rice, top 2% with apricot.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with rice and apricot
Spread across courses: mains lead with 34 of the 71 recipes with a course label, then desserts (32).
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: rice has 169 molecules apricot doesn't, and apricot has 123 that rice 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 259 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 169 only in rice and the 123 only in apricot.
Rice and apricot questions
Do rice and apricot go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 353 recipes, and they share 259 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do rice and apricot taste good together?
More than half of apricot's flavor molecules (259 of 382) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-undecalactone (peach, sweet) and 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
What goes with rice and apricot?
Peach is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with rice and top 1% with apricot. Saffron and plum also fit both.
What can you make with rice and apricot?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 34 of the 71 recipes with a course label, then desserts (32). Common dishes include Almond Rice Pudding with Apricot Glaze, Apricot Rice Pudding, Apricot Rice Pudding II, Apricot and Pecan Rice Dressing.
Can I use apricot instead of rice?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: rice has 169 molecules apricot doesn't, and apricot has 123 that rice 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
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: Rice vs Apricot. https://compkitchen.com/compare/rice-vs-apricot. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_rice_vs_apricot_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Rice vs Apricot},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/rice-vs-apricot},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.