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.
2019
Journal of cellular physiology
pharmacology
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing rapidly worldwide. This metabolic disorder affects many physiological pathways and is a key underlying cause of a multitude of debili...
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2019
other
Parkinson disease (PD) is a multifactorial disease that takes a leading place among contemporary frequent diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) with not well-established mec...
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2019
'American Chemical Society (ACS)'
sensory panel
To investigate key taste-active components in Takifugu obscurus, 28 putative taste compounds in cooked muscle of T. obscurus were quantitatively analyzed and the pivotal components...
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2019
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority
other
The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion on Quillaia extract (E 999) when used as a food additive and the evaluation...
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2019
gc ms
A practical and efficient protocol for the derivatization and detection by GC-EI-MS of isopropyl-, pinacolyl- and cyclohexylmethylphosphonic acids, key diagnostic degradation produ...
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2019
Progress in molecular biology and translational science
other
Heparin is a life-saving drug with multiple molecular targets and mostly well known for its anticoagulant and antithrombotic pharmacological effects in treating cardiovascular dise...
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2019
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
other
BACKGROUND: The most common immediate hypersensitivity to macrogols is associated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350; however, the epidemiology, mechanisms, and cross-reactivity a...
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2019
aroma analysis
Beer would not exist without microbes. During fermentation, yeast cells convert cereal-derived sugars into ethanol and CO<sub>2</sub> . Yeast also produces a wide array of aroma co...
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PMID: 31518063
DOI: 10.1002/cpmc.91
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2019
gc ms
Black pepper is one of the common spices used in foods as a favoring agent. Their utilization is diversified into other applications such as pepper spray for defense, medicine for...
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2019
other
advanced estimates). It is largely grown in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. It is an indispensab...
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2019
ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
other
Demand for Chinese medicinal herbs in the U.S. is increasing and American acupuncturists and farmers are interested in domestic production of these plants. Little is known about th...
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2019
other
ABSTRACT Daidai (bitter orange, Citrus aurantium) is characterized by its fresh citrus scent. In Japanese cuisine, its juice is an important ingredient. As tons of industrial waste...
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2019
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
other
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is an umami substance widely used as flavor enhancer. Although it is generally recognized as being safe by food safety regulatory agencies, several studi...
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2019
Toxicology mechanisms and methods
other
Nowadays, the life-line of urban population has been formed by commercial foods due to industrialization, urbanization, and rapid increase in working class. Commercial foods are ti...
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2019
gc ms
For combating multidrug-resistant microorganisms, exploration of natural compounds from plant endophytes increases the chance of finding novel compounds. An efficient bioactive met...
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2019
gc ms
Abstract Myristica fragrans is an evergreen tree and its seeds are world-widely used in food and traditional medicine due to its high content of volatile components. Besides, other...
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2019
KVASNY PRUMYSL
other
After a general introduction and introduction to acetic acid bacteria, this work focuses on the genus Asaia, which causes sensory defects in non-alcoholic beverages. Asaia represen...
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2019
aroma analysis
Abstract External color of citrus fruits is a key factor that affects consumer acceptability, and ethephon has been commonly used to the degreening of citrus fruits in the industry...
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2019
other
O uso de medicamentos fitoterápicos vem crescendo mundialmente entre os programas preventivos e curativos, e tem estimulado a avaliação dos extratos de plantas para o uso na odonto...
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2019
'IntechOpen'
other
For centuries, aromatic herbs and spices have been added to different foods to improve the flavor and organoleptic properties. The use of aromatic plants and spices in phytotherapy...
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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.