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Sumac + Mint

14sumac only 16shared 150mintonly Sumac · 30 Mint · 166
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

39 recipes mention both · top 3% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together39 recipes
Ranktop 3% of pairs
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Do sumac and mint go together?

Some recipes mention both. 39 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 16 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 3% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Lemon: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with sumac, top 2% with mint.
  • Peppermint: top 4% of pairs with sumac, top 2% with mint.
  • Lime: top 8% of pairs with sumac, top 1% with mint.
  • Pomegranate: top 6% of pairs with sumac, top 2% with mint.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with sumac and mint

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 7 carry a course label; 4 are salads.

Beid Bi TomOleana Yogurt SoupSogan DolmaFattoushHarissa chicken kebabs with spring fattoushLamb pizza ('lahma bi ajeen') recipe

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 39 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.

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Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: sumac has 14 molecules mint doesn't, and mint has 150 that sumac 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.

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What they have in common

More than half of sumac's flavor molecules (16 of 30) also occur in mint. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 16 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 14 only in sumac and the 150 only in mint.

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Sumac and mint questions

Do sumac and mint go together?

39 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 16 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 3% of random ingredient pairs.

What do sumac and mint have in common?

More than half of sumac's flavor molecules (16 of 30) also occur in mint. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with sumac and mint?

Lemon is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with sumac and top 2% with mint. Peppermint and lime also fit both.

What can you make with sumac and mint?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 7 carry a course label; 4 are salads. Common dishes include Beid Bi Tom, Oleana Yogurt Soup, Sogan Dolma, Fattoush.

Can I use mint instead of sumac?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: sumac has 14 molecules mint doesn't, and mint has 150 that sumac 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.

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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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Sumac vs Mint. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sumac-vs-mint. Accessed 2026-11-12.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_sumac_vs_mint_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Sumac vs Mint},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sumac-vs-mint},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.