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
Natural product research
gc ms
The volatile chemicals in the leaves of six Garcinia species viz; G. assamica, G. dulcis, G. lanceifolia, G. morella var. mucrona, G. pedunculata and G. xanthochymus, collected fro...
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2021
Scientific reports
other
β-caryophyllene (BCP), an essential oil component of many herbs and spices, has various biological activities as a functional food factor. A distinct feature of BCP is its volatile...
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2021
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
aroma analysis
Nigella sativa L. (NS) and its volatile compounds are well known for their broad spectrum of effects. This study aimed to investigate the variability of the chemical composition an...
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PMID: 33790979
DOI: 10.1155/2021/6643765
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2021
gc ms
Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) cultivate their fungal symbiont within host substrates as the sole source of nutrition on which the larvae and adults must feed. To invest...
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2021
aroma analysis
Among the many species of native fruit of Brazil that have been little explored, there is <i>Myrciaria floribunda</i> (also known as rumberry, cambuizeiro, or guavaberry), a specie...
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2021
gc ms
Liverwort endophytes could be a source of new biologically active substances, especially when these spore-forming plants are known to produce compounds that are not found in other...
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2021
pharmacology
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of the present study was to fabricate double layered scaffolds of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). The electrospun PCL...
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2021
'Universitas Bangka Belitung'
gc ms
Microwave treatment on white pepper was conducted to damage cell tissue to facilitate the distillation and increase the yield of essential oils. The research objective was to deter...
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2021
other
<h4>Background</h4>The recent recovery of Gyrinops walla as a potential producer of market-quality agarwood in mature damaged woods and branches has led to the intense illicit fell...
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2021
Applied Sciences
sensory panel
As it mimics olfactory perception, headspace analysis is frequently used for examination of products like chocolate, in which aroma is a key feature. Chemical analysis by itself, h...
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2021
Planta medica
gc ms
Lychnophora ericoides is a Brazilian folk phytomedicine from Cerrado's "campus rupestris". Its volatile organic compounds includes bisabolene-derivatives as major compounds. Herein...
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2021
other
Pelaverga di Verduno Protected Designation of Origin is a red wine obtained from Pelaverga piccolo, an autochthonous grape variety grown in Piedmont. This wine is characterized by...
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2021
gc ms
The essential oil and the major non-volatile secondary metabolites from the leaves of <i>Piper subscutatum</i> (Miq.) C. DC. (Family Piperaceae), collected in the Ecuadorian Amazon...
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2021
gc ms
Identification of the presence of pathogenic oomycetes in infected plant material proved possible using an electronic nose, giving hope for a tool to assist nurseries and quarantin...
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2021
gc ms
<i>Peperomia</i> Ruiz and Pav, the second largest genus of the Piperaceae, has over the years shown potential biological activities. In this sense, the present work aimed to carry...
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2021
gc ms
The protective effects of Trichoderma asperellum IZR D-11 as a biocontrol agent against the powdery mildew Erysiphe alphitoides infecting leaves of Quercus robur were evaluated for...
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2021
gc ms
Dried and ground red pepper is a spice used as seasoning in various traditional dishes all over the world; nevertheless, the pedoclimatic conditions of the diverse cultivation area...
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2021
gc ms
<i>Brickellia veronicifolia</i> is a native Asteraceae from Mexico that persists in fragmented habitats. This investigation reports the genetic and chemical diversity of <i>B. vero...
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2021
Chemistry & biodiversity
gc ms
A decoction prepared from the aerial parts of Melampodium divaricatum showed antinociceptive and antihyperalgesic responses when tested in the formalin model in mice. From the CH2...
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2021
Applied Sciences
gc ms
Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is a vegetable belonging to the Apiaceae family that is widely used for its distinct flavor and contains a variety of bioactive metabolites with health...
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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.