Peer-Reviewed Research Database
The science behind the engine
Every compound-food link in CompKitchen comes from a peer-reviewed source. Search 38,144 flavor-relevant papers — part of a 44,648-paper indexed corpus — on aroma compounds, odor thresholds, GC-MS analyses, and sensory studies that power the pairing engine.
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Unsupervised Recovery of Food Taxonomy from Volatile Compound Profiles: A UMAP Analysis of 450 Ingredients
Without supervision or human-coded labels, a UMAP projection of 7,464 volatile compounds across 450 ingredients reproduces conventional food categories — and surfaces cross-category molecular bridges that traditional culinary intuition misses.
Johnson, M. C. (2026). Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459
More original analyses in queue — Rychlik integration writeup and per-compound OAV audits.
2021
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
pharmacology
Oxidative stress is closely linked to various diseases, and many studies have been conducted to determine how to reduce this stress. In particular, efforts are being made to find p...
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2021
sensory panel
The aim of this study was to investigate the flavor changes of household stir-frying China mutton sao zi, and to evaluate the feasibility of electronic nose (E-nose) and gas chroma...
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2021
Food chemistry
threshold study
The consumption of soy drink in Western countries is limited due to its green off-flavor. Hence, fermentation of soy drink with Lycoperdon pyriforme to tailor the aroma has been in...
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2021
Journal of ginseng research
other
Chemotherapy-induced side effects affect the quality of life and efficacy of treatment of cancer patients. Current approaches for treating the side effects of chemotherapy are poor...
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2021
The Science of the total environment
other
This paper reports for the first time the occurrence, fates, and carcinogenic risks of 20 substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (SPAHs) and 16 priority PAH species in two co...
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2021
Environmental research
other
The present study investigated adsorptive removal of toluene and ethylbenzene from the aqueous media via using biochar derived from municipal solid waste (termed "MSW-BC") in a sin...
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2021
Pest management science
other
BACKGROUND: Movement of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in stored products is mediated by food volatiles and other semiochemicals. R...
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2021
Frontiers in nutrition
other
Mastication is a physiological process whereby food is comminuted and mixed with saliva to form a swallowable bolus; it is also the initial process for retronasal aroma that is rel...
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2021
Redox biology
other
Blueberries are rich in bioactive anthocyanins, with a high level of malvidin, which is associated with antioxidant benefits that contribute to reducing the risk of diabetes. The o...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
The present investigation aimed to provide novel information on the chemical composition and in vitro bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds from raw citrus pomaces (mandarin vari...
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2021
Frontiers in pharmacology
other
Allergic diseases are a global health burden with increasing prevalence. Side effects of available medications (antihistamines and steroids), lack of patients' perceived effectiven...
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2021
Microbiological research
other
Botrytis cinerea causes the gray mold disease in a wide range of plant hosts, especially in post-harvest periods. The control of this phytopathogen has been accomplished through th...
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2021
Chemistry & biodiversity
other
Casearia sylvestris is an endemic tree of the Latin America that the essential oil (EO) has anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective actions. This study evaluates the chemical compos...
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2021
The Journal of general and applied microbiology
other
During the making of rice-koji for sake production, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) is O-methylated to 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) by the koji-mold, Aspergillus oryzae, resulting in a...
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2021
gc ms
As a popular fermented condiment in oriental countries, soy sauce plays a more and more important role in modern food culture due to its unique smell and delicious taste. With the...
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PMID: 33936837
DOI: 10.1155/2021/6625929
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2021
aeda
The approaches based on high-resolution analytical techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance or mass spectrometry coupled to chromatographic techniques, have a determining rol...
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PMID: 33809986
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063220
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2021
other
Aroma is an important factor affecting mushroom character and quality. According to the different reaction pathway, the key aroma metabolites (sulfur and eight-carbon volatiles) fo...
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PMID: 33841840
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2198
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2021
aeda
Among 12 aroma types of Baijiu, the strong aroma type of Baijiu (Nongxiangxing Baijiu) is well received by customers for its rich and full aroma profile. According to the aroma cha...
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PMID: 35497554
DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06073b
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2021
The Science of the total environment
other
N-nitrosamines are potent carcinogens, particularly N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which are commonly found in a variety of foods and drinking wate...
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2021
Toxins
gc ms
More still needs to be learned regards the relative contamination of heavy metals and pesticide residues, particularly those found in widely consumed Nigerian food crops like cerea...
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Sources: PubMed (US National Library of Medicine), Semantic Scholar, Europe PMC, CORE. Papers are selected by targeted search queries for each ingredient and compound in our database.