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
The aromatic species <i>Piper gaudichaudianum</i> Kunth (Piperaceae) is widely used in Brazil for medicinal and ritualistic applications. In the current study, chemophenetic patter...
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2021
other
To shed light on the factors governing the stability and surface properties of iron nanoparticles, a series of iron nanoparticles has been produced by hydrogenation of two differen...
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PMID: 36133455
DOI: 10.1039/d1na00258a
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2021
other
Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) H. Karst.) is one of the most important commercial tree species distributed naturally in the Boreal and subalpine forest zone of Europe. All...
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2021
Applied and environmental microbiology
other
More than 30,000 tons of menthol are produced every year as a flavor and fragrance compound or as a medical component. So far, only extraction from plant material and chemical synt...
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PMID: 33637576
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02873-20
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2021
gc ms
Berries of blackcurrant are known to produce a strong flavor. Some previous studies have reported that a given cultivar of blackcurrant can produce berries with a specific profile...
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2021
Frontiers in physiology
aroma analysis
The tree-of-heaven root weevil (Eucryptorrhynchus scrobiculatus) and the tree-of-heaven trunk weevil (Eucryptorrhynchus brandti) are closely related species that monophagously feed...
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2021
Frontiers in plant science
other
Red bayberry is a sweet, tart fruit native to China and grown widely in the south. The key organic compounds forming the distinctive aroma in red bayberry, are terpenoids, mainly β...
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2021
Phytochemistry
aroma analysis
α-Pinene represents a member of the monoterpene class and is highly distributed in higher plants like conifers, Juniper ssp. and Cannabis ssp. α-Pinene has been used to treat respi...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
The stress response in the brain is not fully understood, although stress is one of the risk factors for developing mental disorders. On the other hand, the stimulation of the olfa...
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2021
gc ms
The work presented herein deals with the characterization and valorization of a halophyte from the cliffs of the Asturian coast: <i>Limonium binervosum</i> (G.E.Sm.) C.E.Salmon (ro...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Psidium (Myrtaceae) comprises approximately 266 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Psidium taxa have great ecological, economic, and medicinal r...
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2021
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
The article presents the optimization of supercritical CO2 extraction (SFE-CO2) parameters using response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) in order to...
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2021
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
As part of a project devoted to the phytochemical study of Ecuadorian biodiversity, new essential oils are systematically distilled and analysed. In the present work, Jungia rugosa...
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2021
Environmental research
gc ms
The essential oil isolated from plants is widely utilized as eco-friendly biocides and antibacterial agents. Curcuma amada, commonly known as mango ginger, is well-known for its ap...
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2021
gc ms
Propolis is a balsamic product obtained from vegetable resins by exotic Africanized bees <i>Apis mellifera</i> L., transported and processed by them, originating from the activity...
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2021
other
Our study investigated whether the chemical intensity and weight yield of essential oil fraction of <i>Zingiber officinale roscoe</i> was significantly affected by variety, maturit...
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2021
other
Four synthetic farnesyl diphosphate analogues were enzymatically converted with three bacterial sesquiterpene synthases, including β-himachalene synthase (HcS) and (Z)-γ-bisabolene...
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2021
other
Spontaneous emissions of <i>S. dentata</i> Aiton and <i>S. scabra</i> Thunb., as well as the essential oil (EO) composition of the cited species, together with <i>S. aurea</i> L.,...
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2021
gc ms
The chemical composition of three <i>Citrus limon</i> oils: lemon essential oil (LEO), lemon terpenes (LT) and lemon essence (LE), and their influence in the virulence factors prod...
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2021
aroma analysis
Peach is a delicious food preferred by consumers and widely used in the manufacture of peach juice, peach juice concentrate, peach jam, dried fruit, puree, etc. Alternatively, peac...
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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.