Sugar + Dill
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 463 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs.
Do sugar and dill go together?
Yes, in practice. 463 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 47 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 34% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
More than half of sugar's flavor molecules (47 of 65) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent) and 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What each one brings
sugar
The tartness. Sour notes make up 24% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 15% for dill. It carries 18 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for sugar. It carries 295 molecules sugar doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 24% of pairs with sugar, top 1% with dill.
- Lemon: top 18% of pairs with sugar, top 1% with dill.
- Beetroot: top 20% of pairs with sugar, top 1% with dill.
- Mustard: top 19% of pairs with sugar, top 2% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with sugar and dill
Mostly mains: 64 of the 108 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of sugar's flavor molecules (47 of 65) are also found in dill, but dill has 295 that sugar lacks. Sugar gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 47 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 18 only in sugar and the 295 only in dill.
Sugar and dill questions
Do sugar and dill go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 463 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs.
What do sugar and dill have in common?
More than half of sugar's flavor molecules (47 of 65) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent) and 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What goes with sugar and dill?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 24% of pairs with sugar and top 1% with dill. Lemon and beetroot also fit both.
What can you make with sugar and dill?
Mostly mains: 64 of the 108 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Avocado Dill Dressing, Cabbage Slaw with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill Dressing, Creamy Cucumber Salad with Dill.
Can I use dill instead of sugar?
Only partly. Most of sugar's flavor molecules (47 of 65) are also found in dill, but dill has 295 that sugar lacks. Sugar gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal side. 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: Sugar vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sugar-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_sugar_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Sugar vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sugar-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.