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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Preprint · Zenodo · CC BY 4.0
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
aeda
Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans Lour.) (OF) is one of the ten most famous flowers in China for its unique and delicate fragrance. A combined solid-phase microextraction and sol...
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2020
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
other
Almond (Prunus dulcis) is not only widely used as a human food as a result of its flavor, nutrients, and health benefits, but it is also one of the most likely tree nuts to trigger...
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2020
other
Tef (<i>Eragrostis tef</i>), a staple crop that originated in the Horn of Africa, has been introduced to multiple countries over the last several decades. Crop cultivation in new g...
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2020
gc ms
<i>Echinacea purpurea</i> (L.) Moench is widely known for its medicinal properties, being one of the most used medicinal plants for its immunostimulant properties. Nevertheless, th...
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PMID: 32575791
DOI: 10.3390/ph13060125
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2020
gc ms
The true lavender <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Miller is a Mediterranean aromatic shrub widely cultivated for its high quality essential oil used in perfumery and phytotherapy. De...
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PMID: 33255497
DOI: 10.3390/plants9121640
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2020
other
Sensory receptors, including olfactory receptors (ORs), taste receptors (TRs), and opsins (Opns) have recently been found in a variety of non-sensory tissues where they have distin...
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2020
Food chemistry
other
Disodium succinate (WSA) contributes to umami taste in seafoods and it is abundantly found in scallops. However, the actual application of WSA in foods is limited due to a lack of...
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2020
other
Two mononuclear iron(ii)-thiolate complexes have been prepared that represent structural models of the nonheme iron enzymes EgtB and OvoA, which catalyze the O2-dependent formation...
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PMID: 33241840
DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03403g
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2020
pharmacology
Poultry enterprises have sustained rapid development through the last three decennaries. For which reason, higher utilization of antibacterial, either as therapeutic or growth prom...
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PMID: 32182754
DOI: 10.3390/ani10030452
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2020
gc ms
The aim of this work was to evaluate the antifungal activity in vapor phase of thymol, p-cymene, and γ-terpinene, the red thyme essential oil compounds (RTOCs). The Minimum Inhibit...
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2020
other
Thymus vulgaris is a bushy, evergreen subshrub, that was known to ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. It was used for embalming by Egyptians, used in baths by Greeks, and Romans...
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2020
gc ms
Abstract Supercritical fluid extraction is the most efficient technique to extract flavor and fragrance compounds. This study aims to obtain thymol rich extracts by supercritical f...
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2020
gc ms
This study was conducted to determine aroma compounds of oven-dried thyme and fresh thyme and investigate the drying effect in key aroma compounds of thyme. Fresh thyme was purchas...
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2020
Appetite
other
The postoral actions of nutrients in rodents can stimulate intake and condition flavor preferences through an appetition process. Appetition is revealed in rodents by their increas...
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2020
gc ms
Winter Savory (Satureja montana L.) has been used in traditional medicine and as a spice or natural food preservative in the Mediterranean region for centuries. In this paper, some...
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2020
gc ms
Introduction: Garden sage (Salvia officinalis L.) is an important medicinal and aromatic herb, used in various food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries for its potential antio...
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2020
Scientific reports
pharmacology
Herbs may contain pesticide residues which are an important discriminator of food security and food quality. The challenge of the research was to assess the fate of the herbicide c...
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2020
gc ms
Abstract Saffron declared as the world's most precious herb has its reputation mainly because of its unique and redolent aroma in addition to its health benefits and low production...
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2020
gc ms
Abstract Rosa damascena Mill. is well recognized for its value as an ornamental aromatic plant with several folk medicinal uses. As a valuable oil-bearing plant, its aroma profile...
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2020
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threshold study
In this investigation, we explored the oenological significance of Candida zemplinina (syn. Starmerella bacillaris) isolates from Apulian grape musts. Moreover, we provide the firs...
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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.