Tomato + Raisin
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 26 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.
Do tomato and raisin go together?
They can. 26 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 123 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 27% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
Almost everything raisin carries, tomato has too: 123 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What each one brings
tomato
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 387 molecules raisin doesn't have.
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for tomato. It carries 6 molecules tomato doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with raisin.
- Saffron: top 4% of pairs with tomato, top 7% with raisin.
- Beans: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 13% with raisin.
- Capsicum: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 17% with raisin.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and raisin
Mostly desserts: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (123 of 129) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 387 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 123 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 387 only in tomato and the 6 only in raisin.
Tomato and raisin questions
Do tomato and raisin go together?
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 26 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs.
What do tomato and raisin have in common?
Almost everything raisin carries, tomato has too: 123 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What goes with tomato and raisin?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with tomato and top 1% with raisin. Saffron and beans also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and raisin?
Mostly desserts: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Focaccia — Four Ways, Rudolph Hot Dogs.
Can I use raisin instead of tomato?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (123 of 129) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 387 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fruit. 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 Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_tomato_vs_raisin_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Raisin},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-raisin},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.