Tomato + Mushroom
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 2,719 recipes, and they share 282 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Do tomato and mushroom go together?
Yes. 2,719 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 282 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of mushroom's flavor molecules (282 of 426) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic) and trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
What each one brings
tomato
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for mushroom. It carries 228 molecules mushroom doesn't have.
mushroom
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 15% for tomato. It carries 144 molecules tomato doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Olive: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 7% with mushroom.
- Capsicum: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 7% with mushroom.
- Thyme: top 4% of pairs with tomato, top 5% with mushroom.
- Beans: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 9% with mushroom.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and mushroom
Almost always mains: 428 of the 468 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: tomato has 228 molecules mushroom doesn't, and mushroom has 144 that tomato 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 282 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 228 only in tomato and the 144 only in mushroom.
Tomato and mushroom questions
Do tomato and mushroom go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 2,719 recipes, and they share 282 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do tomato and mushroom taste good together?
More than half of mushroom's flavor molecules (282 of 426) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic) and trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
What goes with tomato and mushroom?
Olive is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with tomato and top 7% with mushroom. Capsicum and thyme also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and mushroom?
Almost always mains: 428 of the 468 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Chicken simmered with Zucchini, Tomatoes and Mushrooms, Mushroom Farro with Chunky Tomato Sauce, Mushroom and Tomato Dish, Mushroom-Tomato Ragu.
Can I use mushroom instead of tomato?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: tomato has 228 molecules mushroom doesn't, and mushroom has 144 that tomato 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: Tomato vs Mushroom. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-mushroom. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_tomato_vs_mushroom_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Mushroom},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-mushroom},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.