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
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Hechtia glomerata Zucc. is used both as a source of food and in ethnomedicine to treat various diseases derived from bacterial infections such as bronchitis, laryngitis, nephritis,...
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2019
gc ms
Kocho is a traditional product in Ethiopia, prepared by fermenting parts of ‘false banana’ plants (Ensete ventricosum). Fermentation practices of kocho vary depending on the region...
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2019
other
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on t...
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2019
other
<i>Sideritis</i> species have been known as medicinal plants since ancient times, and used as tea in Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Spain. They are also used f...
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2019
gc ms
Hafting of stone tools was an important advance in the technology of the Paleolithic. Evidence of hafting in the Middle Paleolithic is growing and is not limited to points hafted o...
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2019
other
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on t...
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2019
aroma analysis
<i>Arctium</i> species are known for a variety of pharmacological effects due to their diverse volatile and non-volatile secondary metabolites. Representatives of <i>Arctium</i> sp...
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2019
gc ms
Chloride and sodium constitute as the major ions in most saline soils, contributing to salt-induced damage in plants. Research on salt tolerance has mostly concentrated on the sodi...
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2019
gc ms
Lichens are generally known as self-sufficient, symbiotic life-forms between fungi and algae/cyanobacteria, and they also provide shelter for a wide range of beneficial bacteria. C...
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2019
The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
other
Staphylococcal food poisoning is a disease that originates significant health and economic losses and is caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains able to produce enterotoxins. The a...
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2019
Poultry science
other
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of age and supplemental xylanase in corn- or wheat-based diets on cecal volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations of Ross × Ross...
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2019
gc ms
<h4>Objectives</h4>Workers using flavoring formulations containing diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione may be at risk of inhalational exposure, as these volatile hazardous chemicals are...
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PMID: 30407491
DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxy093
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2019
gc ms
Leaves of semi-domesticated <i>Diospyros digyna</i> and wild <i>D. rekoi</i> trees, sampled seasonally in Mexico in 2014, were analyzed. Metabolic fingerprints revealed higher meta...
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PMID: 31731430
DOI: 10.3390/plants8110449
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2019
gc ms
Intentional use of low dosage of herbicides has been considered the cause of non-target resistance in weeds. However, herbicide drift could be a source of low dosage that could be...
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PMID: 31554224
DOI: 10.3390/plants8100368
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2019
other
(<i>S</i>)-5-Methylhept-2-en-4-one is a key flavour compound in hazelnuts. We have performed its chiral-pool-based chemoenzymatic synthesis with 39% overall yield (73% <i>ee</i>)....
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2019
'IntechOpen'
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The most significant agricultural industry in North Macedonia is the dairy industry, and white-brined cheese is a popular dairy product with a great history and the most selling ch...
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2019
International immunopharmacology
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α-Cyperone is the volatile oil component in Cyperus rotundus L. The previous reports had shown the inhibition of α-Cyperone on NF-κB signaling in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. How...
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2019
gc ms
<i>Chrysanthemum morifolium</i> Ramat is a perennial flowering plant widely cultivated for use in a tea infusion and as a popular beverage. To identify and evaluate the tea infusio...
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2019
other
Significantly increased production of biobased polymers is a prerequisite to replace petroleum-based materials towards reaching a circular bioeconomy. However, many renewable build...
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2019
gc ms
Essential oil from the leaves of <i>Artemisia vulgaris</i> L. (Compositae) cultivated in Brazil was investigated for its chemical composition and biological activities including an...
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PMID: 30939762
DOI: 10.3390/ph12020049
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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.