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.
2020
Journal of chemical ecology
gc ms
The chemical signatures emitted by fungal substrates are key components for mycophagous insects in the search for food source or for suitable oviposition sites. These volatiles are...
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2020
Food chemistry
gc ms
The composition of volatile compounds in Korla fragrant pears was determined using headspace solid-phase microextraction followed by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis...
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2020
Food chemistry
pharmacology
Lipase-catalyzed acylation of a hydrophilic tripeptide-KHA (TP-KHA; amino acid sequence Lys-His-Ala) with a lipophilic lauric acid was performed to produce a multi-functional compo...
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2020
Insects
aroma analysis
The identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) leading to short-range attraction and oviposition of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana and European grape berry mo...
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2020
aroma analysis
Blueberry fruit (Vaccinium spp. Berkeley) are popular with people due to the functional components, but they are perishable. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect o...
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2020
Environmental science and pollution research international
pharmacology
Microplastics are one of the main environmental pollutants in marine ecosystems, and their presence in seawater is a consequence of the widespread use of plastic materials in moder...
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2020
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar (ZAV) is one of the most famous traditional Chinese cereal vinegars. The key aroma compounds in aged ZAV were characterized by gas chromatography-olfacto...
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2020
European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
other
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Citrus flavonoids are not only components of daily nutrition, they are also promoted as dietary supplements and are important ingredients in traditional...
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2020
other
<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> is a cyanobacterium widely used in food formulation and mainly consumed as a food supplement because of its high amount of proteins, vitamins and miner...
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PMID: 33396844
DOI: 10.3390/foods10010067
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2020
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
aeda
Allium sativum (garlic) is widely known and is consumed as a natural prophylactic worldwide. It produces more than 200 identified chemical compounds, with more than 20 different ki...
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2020
aeda
Chicken liver is a main protein source to prepare attractant for dog food. However, animal proteins are costly. Seeking high quality and low-cost protein sources has been a goal fo...
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2020
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aeda
A potent unpleasant aroma presenting a pickle-like off-odor in Moutai-aroma type Baijiu was studied by comparative aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). Two Moutai-aroma type Bai...
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2020
Food chemistry
aroma analysis
Aroma defects limit the application of fish protein hydrolysates as flavourings. This study aimed to develop a flavour concentrate from fermented tilapia fish head hydrolysate byma...
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2020
aeda
The aroma profile of Semnostachya menglaensis Tsui (S. menglaensis) was identified by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-olfactometry (...
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2020
Journal of breath research
aroma analysis
Inflammation may alter volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath. We therefore used ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) to evaluate exhaled breath components in two non-infec...
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2020
gc ms
One of the main aspects that define wine quality is its aromatic profile. Nutritional deficiencies in musts can lead to olfactory defects and a decline in quality. Commercial activ...
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PMID: 32718060
DOI: 10.3390/foods9080981
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2020
Nutrients
pharmacology
Insulin resistance (IR), defined as an attenuated biological response to circulating insulin, is a fundamental defect in obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and is also linked to a...
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PMID: 32290535
DOI: 10.3390/nu12041066
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2020
other
Allylboration reactions rank among the most reliable tools in organic synthesis. Herein, we report a general synthesis of trifunctionalized allylboronates and systematic investigat...
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2020
gc ms
The use of new agricultural technologies such as soilless and aeroponic cultivation systems is a valuable approach to medicinal plant production. The present study investigated the...
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2020
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
aroma analysis
The use of starter cultures during food fermentation aims to standardize the process and to obtain a higher quality product. The objectives were to study mesophilic bacteria (MB) a...
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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.