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 combination of solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) is frequently used for comprehensive analysis of aroma components in foods bec...
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2021
Applied microbiology and biotechnology
gc ms
Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a genotoxic and carcinogenic compound that is also a by-product of fermented foods (bread, sour milk, soy cheese, etc.) and alcoholic beverages (wine, sake,...
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2021
other
Extrusion technology allows the preparation of analog rice, an artificial product made of carbohydrate sources other than rice, with characteristics similar to natural rice. In thi...
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PMID: 34945574
DOI: 10.3390/foods10123023
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2021
aroma analysis
In the present study, different herbal teas (anti-stress, mountain, sage, and chamomile), commercially available, were subjected to physicochemical and volatile compounds analyses...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
At present, the development of new agri-food products, including flavored meat products presented in ready-to-eat vacuum packs, is encouraged. The addition of ingredients used as f...
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2021
aroma analysis
Yeast plays a key role in the production of fermented foods and beverages, such as bread, wine, and other alcoholic beverages. They are able to produce and release from the ferment...
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2021
aroma analysis
There is a need to develop new ways of protecting plants against aphid attack. Here, we investigated the effect of a plant defence activator, <i>cis</i>-jasmone (CJ), in a range of...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
aeda
Experiments were conducted to identify a compound responsible for a spicy, woody, incense-like odor note in oak-aged spirits. The target compound was extracted from oak wood and va...
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2021
Applied Sciences
gc ms
UIDB/QUI/50006/2020 UIDB/04138/2020 UIDP/04138/2020 PTDC/SAU-SER/30197/2017LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-030197 IF/01146/2015One of the new trends of personal care industry is the use of or...
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2021
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Triterpenoids and steroids are considered to be important for the fruit quality and health-promoting properties for the consumers. The aim of the study was the determination of the...
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2021
Foods
gc ms
Blue-veined cheese tends to polarize the consumers’ affective responses due to its strong
flavor. This study aims to: (i) explore the consumers’ sensory perceptions and liking of...
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2021
International journal of food microbiology
aroma analysis
Studies of food microorganism domestication can provide important insight into adaptation mechanisms and lead to commercial applications. Penicillium roqueforti is a fungus with fo...
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2021
'MDPI AG'
aeda
The type of yeast strain used for wine alcoholic fermentation dramatically affects its final volatile composition and, therefore, its sensory properties. In this study, the influen...
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2021
other
Foods' overall liking (OL) and purchase intent (PI) are influenced by visual inputs, such as color cues and serving plate types. Cheese-flavored tortilla chips (CFTC) from two form...
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PMID: 33920697
DOI: 10.3390/foods10040886
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2021
other
The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of cheese milk standardization on chemical composition, fat and protein recovery, yield and sensory properties of Croatian soft P...
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PMID: 33804843
DOI: 10.3390/foods10040690
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2021
Meat science
other
The aim of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant effect of acerola fruit powder, rosemary and licorice extract in caiman meat nuggets containing high amounts of mechanically se...
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2021
gc ms
Plasma activated water (PAW) has proven to be a promising alternative for the decontamination of rocket leaves. The impact of PAW on the volatile profile, phytosterols, and pigment...
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2021
Food chemistry
other
The impact of the addition of L. acidophilus La-05 (free cells, microencapsulated with alginate [30 g/L] or microencapsulated with alginate coated with chitosan [5 g/L]) on the qua...
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2021
Food chemistry
pharmacology
We used nanoparticles which possess simultaneously active (antimicrobial, UV-protective and antioxidant) and smart (temperature sensing) properties. The nanoparticles (2Rh = 450 nm...
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2021
sensory panel
During cooking, aromatic rice has a pleasant and characteristic aroma, a relevant factor to add sale value and attract consumer interest. This work studied the volatile compounds o...
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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.