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
gc ms
There is a growing demand for alternative protein‐source ingredients from domestically cultivated pulses in Europe, including Sweden. However, the use of legumes as a food ingredie...
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2020
Scientific reports
gc ms
Bed bugs are pests of public health importance due to their relentless biting habits that can lead to allergies, secondary infections and mental health issues. When not feeding on...
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2020
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Individuals with Cystic fibrosis (CF) are the most vulnerable population for pulmonary infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Screening, diagnosis, an...
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2020
other
<i>Staphylococcus</i> spp. bacteria are the most frequently involved agents in canine cutaneous infections. Treatment of these infections is based on antibiotic therapy, that often...
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2020
aeda
Flavor is an important quality of mature tomato fruits. Compared with heirloom tomatoes, modern commercial tomato cultivars are considerably less flavorful. This study aimed to com...
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2020
gc ms
An in vivo direct-immersion SPME sampling coupled to comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography - time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-ToFMS) was employed to capture real-...
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2020
other
<i>Miang</i>, a traditional fermented tea leaf (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> var. <i>assamica</i>) consumed in northern Thailand, was simulated in laboratory conditions using non-filam...
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2020
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
Animal production factors can affect the fatty acid and volatile profile of lamb meat. The fatty acid and volatile composition of the M. longissimus thoracis was evaluated from 150...
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PMID: 33348810
DOI: 10.3390/foods9121885
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2020
Molecules
sensory panel
Virgin olive oil is inevitably subject to an oxidation process during storage that can affect its stability and quality due to off-flavors that develop before the oil surpasses its...
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2020
gc ms
This work explores the utilization of wood for high-value production of novel alcoholic brews and liquors with natural flavors. The process capitalizes on our original wet-type bea...
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PMID: 35515384
DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06807a
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2020
other
The present study aimed to elucidate the salinity influence on the bioactive metabolites of <i>Lawsonia inermis</i> L. (henna) plants. Young henna plants were cultivated under sali...
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PMID: 33352907
DOI: 10.3390/plants9121797
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2020
other
In this study, hyperaccumulator waste, <i>i.e.</i>, <i>Pteris vittata</i> L. was converted into bio-oil, biogas and biochar <i>via</i> sub- and supercritical hydrothermal liquefact...
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PMID: 35494570
DOI: 10.1039/c9ra09410e
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2020
'MDPI AG'
gc ms
Onion is widely used worldwide in various forms for both food and medicinal applications, thanks to its high content of phytonutrients, such as flavonoids and volatile sulfur compo...
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2020
gc ms
In this study, a multi-starters fermentation system involved lactic acid bacteria and yeasts was applied to obtain a novel acidified goat milk (AGM). Significant differences were f...
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PMID: 32155720
DOI: 10.3390/foods9030299
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2020
aeda
Berries of six <i>Vitis davidii</i> Foex (spine grape) cultivars ('Baiputao', 'Gaoshan 1', 'Gaoshan 2', 'Seputao', 'Miputao', and 'Tianputao') were harvested from a commercial vine...
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2020
aeda
ABSTRACT Volatile compounds in fresh and dried eels were investigated. Electronic nose (E-nose), headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography–mass spectro...
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2020
gc ms
Aphids are a major pest to the agricultural and horticultural industry,
causing significant yield losses by directly feeding on crop plants and acting as
vectors for plant diseas...
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2020
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
gc ms
In this study, the identification of adjuvants (surfactants and solvents) in quizalofop-p-ethyl plant protection products (PPPs) was carried out by applying nuclear magnetic resona...
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2020
sensory panel
Abstract Chouguiyu (stinky Mandarin fish), a traditional spontaneously fermented fish in China, is famous for its unique aroma and pleasant taste. However, the relationships betwee...
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2020
Microbial cell factories
other
Riboflavin (RF) and its active forms, the cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), have been extensively used in the food, feed and pharmaceutic...
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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.