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
gc ms
Sorghum is the major raw material for the production of Chinese Baijiu (Chinese liquor) and has a great effect on the flavor of Baijiu. Volatiles in cooked glutinous and non-glutin...
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2021
other
<i>Rhododendron</i> (Ericaceae) extracts contain flavonoids, chromones, terpenoids, steroids, and essential oils and are used in traditional ethnobotanical medicine. However, littl...
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2021
Foods
aeda
Aroma-active compounds of lupin protein isolate and lupin protein isolate fermented with Staphylococcus xylosus and Lactobacillus sakei ssp. carnosus were investigated. The changes...
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2021
other
Fresh common beans can be made 'instant' to produce fast-cooking beans by first soaking and cooking the beans before drying to create a shelf-stable product that can be rehydrated...
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PMID: 34359534
DOI: 10.3390/foods10071665
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2021
gc ms
Plant-based drinks as a substitute for animal milk consumption are crucial products in the food industry. Soy and rice drinks are the most successful milk substitutes but are low i...
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2021
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
other
Pentose is involved in the browning through the Maillard reaction of food derived of plant origin. During research on the Maillard reaction between xylose (Xyl) and lysine (Lys), w...
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2021
Springer
aroma analysis
Previously published data show that high levels of fat (50%) affect the yield of volatile compounds during solvent-assisted flavour evaporation (SAFE). We present new data demonstr...
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2021
gc ms
The essential oil was extracted from Peucedanum dhana A. Ham, which grows in Thailand, using a Clevenger apparatus, resulting in an oil yield of 0.76% w/w. Forty-two compounds were...
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2021
gc ms
<i>Psychotria malayana</i> Jack belongs to the Rubiacea and is widespread in Southeast Asian countries. It is traditionally used to treat diabetes. Despite its potential medicinal...
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2021
other
A dual photochemical/nickel-mediated decarboxylative strategy for the assembly of C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-C(sp<sup>2</sup>) linkages is disclosed. Under light irradiation at 390 nm, comm...
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PMID: 34168786
DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00943e
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2021
other
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) supported on a nanostructured gamma alumina (γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) fiber can exhibit excellent catalytic activity for the conversion of 5-hydro...
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2021
other
The influence of light exposure, bottle color and storage temperature on the quality parameters of <i>Malvasia delle Lipari</i> (MdL) sweet wine were investigated. Wine samples bot...
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PMID: 34441658
DOI: 10.3390/foods10081881
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2021
sensory panel
Lightly preserved seafood products, such as cold-smoked fish and fish gravlax, are traditionally consumed in Europe and are of considerable economic importance. This work aimed to...
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PMID: 34828798
DOI: 10.3390/foods10112517
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2021
gc ms
The resinous exudate produced by <i>Commiphora myrrha</i> (Nees) Engl. is commonly known as true myrrh and has been used since antiquity for several medicinal applications. Hundred...
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PMID: 33803165
DOI: 10.3390/ph14030243
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2021
Nutrients
other
It has been previously demonstrated that KEKS food containing exogenous ketogenic supplement ketone salt (KS) and ketone ester (KE) decreased the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-generated...
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PMID: 34836344
DOI: 10.3390/nu13114082
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2021
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority
other
The Panel on Food additives and Flavourings of the EFSA was requested to update Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 using the Procedure as outlined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565...
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2021
Food chemistry
aeda
The aroma changes in instant white tea resulting from β-glucosidase treatment was investigated by quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-...
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2021
other
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on t...
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2021
gc ms
Ceramic dish cooking method (CDCM) and microwave absorption dish cooking method (MADCM) were used to obtain one-step microwave-cooked Kung Pao Chicken. Processing the optimization...
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2021
Food & function
pharmacology
Due to recent lifestyle shifts and health discernments among consumers, synthetic drugs are facing the challenge of controlling disease development and progression. Various medicin...
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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.