Tomato + Peanut oil
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 153 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.
Do tomato and peanut oil go together?
Yes, in practice. 153 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 48 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 27% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
More than half of peanut oil's flavor molecules (48 of 67) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky) and trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What each one brings
tomato
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for peanut oil. It carries 462 molecules peanut oil doesn't have.
peanut oil
The roast. Roasted notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for tomato. It carries 19 molecules tomato doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Capsicum: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 16% with peanut oil.
- Sesame: top 11% of pairs with tomato, top 6% with peanut oil.
- Garlic: top 3% of pairs with tomato, top 15% with peanut oil.
- Olive: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 22% with peanut oil.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and peanut oil
Almost always mains: 54 of the 60 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of peanut oil's flavor molecules (48 of 67) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 462 that peanut oil lacks. Peanut oil gives you part of tomato'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 48 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 462 only in tomato and the 19 only in peanut oil.
Tomato and peanut oil questions
Do tomato and peanut oil go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 153 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.
What do tomato and peanut oil have in common?
More than half of peanut oil's flavor molecules (48 of 67) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky) and trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What goes with tomato and peanut oil?
Capsicum is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with tomato and top 16% with peanut oil. Sesame and garlic also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and peanut oil?
Almost always mains: 54 of the 60 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Chicken in Peanut and Tomato Sauce, Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce, Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce Soup, Arroz de Tomate.
Can I use peanut oil instead of tomato?
Only partly. Most of peanut oil's flavor molecules (48 of 67) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 462 that peanut oil lacks. Peanut oil gives you part of tomato'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: Tomato vs Peanut Oil. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-peanut-oil. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Peanut Oil},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-peanut-oil},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.