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
other
The inhibiting activity of three yeast strains belonging to Pichia kudriavzevii, Pichia occidentalis, and Meyerozyma quilliermondii/Meyerozyma caribbica genera against common plant...
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2020
gc ms
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is one of the most popular cathinone derivatives worldwide and has recently been associated with several intoxications and deaths, in which, s...
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2020
other
To clarify the effects of steam distilled essential oils (SDEO) from herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine on immune functions, two potential herbs, <i>Acorus gramineusand</i>...
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PMID: 32093087
DOI: 10.3390/biom10020338
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2020
gc ms
Ligninolytic enzymes, including laccase (Lac), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and lignin peroxidase (LiP), have attracted much attention in the degradation of contaminants. Genes of La...
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PMID: 33047030
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200688
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2020
gc ms
Abstract This study evaluates the modulation of flavor and aroma using cold plasma technology. The work investigated the effects of dielectric barrier discharge plasma on the volat...
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2020
aroma analysis
Volatile phenols like phenylpropanoid and benzoid compounds originate from the aromatic amino acid phenylalanine, which is biosynthesized via the shikimate/arogenate pathway. These...
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2020
Annual review of psychology
other
The conscious perception of the hedonic sensory properties of caloric foods is commonly believed to guide our dietary choices. Current and traditional models implicate the consciou...
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2020
sensory panel
Flavor loss from sodium reduction is a large challenge faced in the meat industry. The effects of salt mixture (KCl: CaCl<sub>2</sub> = 1:1, w/w) content (0%-1.0%) on flavor of red...
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PMID: 32724647
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1679
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2020
gc ms
Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) repel banana black weevil (BW), <i>Cosmopolites sordidus</i> (Germar, 1824), the key-pest of banana [<i>Musa</i> sp. (Linnaeus, 1753)]. The...
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2020
Journal of chemical ecology
gc ms
The citrus borer, Diploschema rotundicolle, is a Neotropical longhorn beetle that has become a serious citrus pest in southern South America. Management strategies for this insect...
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2020
gc ms
To increase the intake of fruits and vegetables—especially among young people—the food industry is trying to develop new, easy-to-eat and long-shelf-life products, such as smoothie...
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PMID: 32674294
DOI: 10.3390/foods9070926
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2020
other
An efficient and convenient procedure for synthesizing triarylamines based on a dehydrogenative aromatization strategy has been developed. A hybrid relay catalyst comprising carbon...
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PMID: 34122873
DOI: 10.1039/c9sc06442g
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2020
aroma analysis
Distilled spirits, in addition to satisfying the legal requirements with respect to its composition, must possess a sensorial quality capable of satisfying its consumers. The prese...
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2020
gc ms
A method that delivers a high yield and excellent quality of essential oil, which retains most of its value-added compounds, and undergoes least change after the extraction process...
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2020
Food Bioscience
gc ms
Strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey is expensive and difficult to characterize by melissopalinology. This study aimed to authenticate strawberry-tree (A. unedo L.) honeys from...
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2020
threshold study
Simple Summary Cheese, due to its high nutritional value, is an important element of the daily diet of many consumers. About one third of cow milk produced globally is processed in...
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PMID: 33198354
DOI: 10.3390/ani10112103
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2020
other
Hydrogenation reactions are fundamental functional group transformations in chemical synthesis. Here, we introduce an electrochemical method for the hydrogenation of ketones and al...
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2020
gc ms
This article presents investigation of the flavor profile on 5 different regional Chinese smoked chicken samples using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry analysis methods...
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2020
gc ms
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive inherited disease which leads to a production of thickened mucus in the airways. These conditions are conducive to poly-microbial inf...
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2020
other
Aromatic Chinese herbs have been used to prevent plagues since ancient times. Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of epidemic disease...
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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.