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Pairing

Tomato + Lentils

282tomatoonly 228shared 2lentils only Tomato · 510 Lentils · 230
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

463 recipes mention both · top 5% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together463 recipes
Ranktop 5% of pairs
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Do tomato and lentils go together?

Many recipes mention both. 463 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 228 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Cumin: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 2% with lentils.
  • Chickpea: top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with lentils.
  • Beans: top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 3% with lentils.
  • Cashew nut: top 9% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with lentils.

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

Recipes with tomato and lentils

Almost always mains: 110 of the 124 recipes with a course label are mains.

Koshari (Lentils and Rice With a Tangy Tomato Sauce)Lentil Tomato StewLentil and Tomato SoupLentil, Barley, and Tomato SoupLentil, Potato, and Tomato CurryLentils with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Feta

The count of 463 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?

No. Tomato and lentils 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 lentils carries, tomato has too: 228 of lentils's 230 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 228 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 282 only in tomato and the 2 only in lentils.

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Tomato and lentils questions

Do tomato and lentils go together?

463 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 228 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 5% of random ingredient pairs.

What do tomato and lentils have in common?

Almost everything lentils carries, tomato has too: 228 of lentils's 230 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with tomato and lentils?

Cumin is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with tomato and top 2% with lentils. Chickpea and beans also fit both.

What can you make with tomato and lentils?

Almost always mains: 110 of the 124 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Koshari (Lentils and Rice With a Tangy Tomato Sauce), Lentil Tomato Stew, Lentil and Tomato Soup, Lentil, Barley, and Tomato Soup.

Can I use lentils instead of tomato?

No. Tomato and lentils 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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Lentils. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-lentils. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_tomato_vs_lentils_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Lentils},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-lentils},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

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