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
Efficient protocols for callus induction and micro propagation of Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch were developed and phytochemical diversity of wild and in-vitro propagated materia...
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2021
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Extensive use of chemical larvicides to control larvae, has led to resistance in vectors. More efforts have been conducted the use of natural products such as pl...
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2021
gc ms
Active components from natural sources are the current focus in most pharmacological research to provide new therapeutic agents for clinical use. Essential oils from the <i>Pinus</...
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2021
gc ms
This study was designed to reveal the chemical diversity of some <i>Thymus sipyleus</i> subspecies growing wild in Turkey and to compare the volatile compound profiles by using mic...
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PMID: 38144604
DOI: 10.3906/kim-2103-6
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2021
gc ms
In this study, <i>Magnolia citrata</i> Noot and Chalermglin (Magnoliaceae) essential oil (MCEO) was evaluated for insecticidal activity against the yellow fever mosquito <i>Aedes a...
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2021
other
β-caryophyllene (BCP), a natural sesquiterpene present in plants, is a selective agonist of cannabinoid receptor type-2 (CB2) of the endocannabinoid system. In this study, we have...
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2021
International journal of environmental research and public health
aroma analysis
The practice of spending time in green areas to gain the health benefits provided by trees is well known, especially in Asia, as 'forest bathing', and the consequent protective and...
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2021
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Several species of Verbenaceae have been widely used in medicine, and some species of Verbenaceae have been observed good insecticidal activity, such as Lantana...
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2021
Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry
other
AIM: Aromatherapy products, hydrosol beverages and distillates containing essential oils are widely used for cardiovascular conditions. Investigation of the possible activity of th...
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2021
International journal of molecular sciences
gc ms
This study evaluated the chemical compositions of the leaves and fruits of eight black pepper cultivars cultivated in Pará State (Amazon, Brazil). Hydrodistillation and gas chromat...
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PMID: 33477389
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020890
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2021
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
With the increasing interest in obtaining biologically active compounds from natural sources, Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (Asteraceae) came into our focus as a readily availabl...
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2021
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Menopausal depression perplexes a great number of women in later life. Xiangfu-Zisu (Xiang-Su), a traditional Chinese herbal pair composed of rhizomes of <i>Cyperus rotundus</i> L....
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2021
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Many plants belonging to the <i>Lamiaceae</i> family are rich in essential oils (EOs) which are intensively used for aromatherapy, food and beverage flavoring, alternative medicine...
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2021
aeda
Glycosidically bound volatiles (GBVs) are flavorless compounds in fruits and may undergo hydrolysis during fruit maturation, storage, and processing, releasing free aglycones that...
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2021
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Among the top five human infections requiring medical treatment is dermatitis. Treatment of bacterial and fungal skin infections is usually based on antibiotic therapy, which is of...
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2021
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
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"Chinese paocai" is typically made by fermenting red radish or cabbage with aged brine (6-8 w/w). This study aimed to reveal the effects of paocai raw materials on fermentation mic...
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PMID: 35010187
DOI: 10.3390/foods11010062
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2021
gc ms
Abstract In the present study headspace GC/MS and GC/MS analysis of essential oils isolated from the roots, stems and aerial (inflorescence and leaves) parts of Nepeta leucophylla...
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2021
'MDPI AG'
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The essential oil (EO) from basil—Ocimum basilicum—was characterized, microencapsu-lated by vibration technology, and used to prepare a new type of packaging system designed to ext...
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2021
gc ms
Numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with a large chemical diversity are emitted by plant flowers. They play an important role in the ecology of plants, such as pollination,...
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2021
gc ms
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the screening of natural active ingredients from Eucalyptus essential oils because of their evident importance in practical ut...
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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.