Sesame + Jicama
13 recipes mention both · top 5% of pairs
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Do sesame and jicama go together?
A few recipes mention both. 13 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 204 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Read this with the evidence note above in mind.
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- Water chestnut: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 2% with jicama.
- Welsh onion: top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 3% with jicama.
- Butternut squash: top 9% of pairs with sesame, top 1% with jicama.
- Agave: top 6% of pairs with sesame, top 1% with jicama.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with sesame and jicama
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is 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 13 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. Sesame and jicama 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
Almost everything jicama carries, sesame has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 204 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 91 only in sesame and the 0 only in jicama.
Sesame and jicama questions
Do sesame and jicama go together?
13 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 204 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 5% of random ingredient pairs. We hold little distinguishing chemistry for one of them, so the recipe count carries this verdict.
What do sesame and jicama have in common?
Almost everything jicama carries, sesame has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with sesame and jicama?
Water chestnut is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with sesame and top 2% with jicama. Welsh onion and butternut squash also fit both.
What can you make with sesame and jicama?
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is mains. Common dishes include Shrimp and Jicama in Soy-Sesame Sauce, Oriental Sesame Slaw, Pea, Jicama, and Cashew Salad, Sweet and Sour Spinach Jicama Salad.
Can I use jicama instead of sesame?
No. Sesame and jicama 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: Sesame vs Jicama. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-jicama. Accessed 2026-11-15.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Sesame vs Jicama},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-jicama},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-15}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.