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.
2018
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
aroma analysis
Coffee is the most popular hot beverage in the world. The annual coffee production in 2010, 2014 and 2016 was 8.1, 9.0 and 9.3 million tons respectively. There are more than 100 co...
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2018
Journal of biotechnology
other
4-vinylguaiacol, a kind of volatile phenolic compound with tobacco flavor, is widely used as a component of edible flavor and intermediate of medicine. Ferulic acid is usually used...
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2018
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
Changes of volatile compounds and sensory properties in the fermentation process of Wuliangye baobaoqu starter (WBS) were determined by sensory analysis, gas chromatography-olfacto...
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2018
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
As a traditional medicinal herb and valuable natural spice in China, Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg has many significant pharmacological effects. Agarwood is the resinous heartwoo...
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2018
Drug research
other
Arq zeera is a distillate product that prepared from four different herbs namely Trachyspermum ammi L., apiaceae, Zingiber officinale Roxb., zingiberaceae, Carum carvi L.,apiaceae...
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2018
PloS one
gc ms
The phytotoxic potential of the legume shrubs Ulex europaeus L. (gorse) and Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link. (Scotch broom) is studied in this work for the first time. On the basis of...
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2018
Experimental & applied acarology
other
Upon damage by herbivores, plants induce an array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that mediate ecological interactions involving communication with organisms of the second and...
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2018
Chirality
other
D-alanine is widely used in medicine, food, additives, cosmetics, and other consumer items. Esterase derived from Bacillus cereus WZZ001 exhibits high hydrolytic activity and stere...
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2018
Chemoecology
other
Bacteria on floral tissue can have negative effects by consuming resources and affecting nectar quality, which subsequently could reduce pollinator visitation and plant fitness. Pl...
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2018
Food & function
other
The present investigation was aimed to study the effect of detoxification on the nutrients and antinutrients of wild apricot kernel followed by its hypocholesterolemic effect in ma...
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2018
Electrophoresis
other
Saffron, the dried red stigmas of Crocus sativus L. plant, is the most expensive spice in the world. It is highly valued not only for the color and flavor that exerts to various fo...
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2018
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
other
BACKGROUND: Saffron, the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L., is a highly valued agricultural product that is used mainly as a food coloring and flavoring agent. Three main secondar...
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2018
Neuroscience
other
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether repetitive aversive odor conditioning induced changes at the level of the peripheral olfactory system in humans. A total of...
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2018
Journal of food science and technology
other
In this study, the effects of different pulverizing methods on the chemical attributes and thermal properties of black, white and green pepper were evaluated. Cryogenic grinding mi...
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2018
RSC advances
gc ms
Topical use of cedrol ethanol has been reported to have a beneficial effect on hair loss. However, the use of cedrol has been limited by application-related issues, such as poor wa...
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PMID: 35558774
DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08667b
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2018
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
other
The rotational spectrum of the bicyclic molecule fenchol (C10H18O, 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol) - a biogenic volatile organic compound - was recorded in the gas phase...
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2018
Chemosphere
other
In this study, a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) was operated for 80 days to treat pharmaceutical wastewater containing m-cresol (MC) and iso-propyl alcohol (IPA)...
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2018
Phytochemistry
aroma analysis
Plants have developed a plethora of signals to interact with other organisms, finally building up a sophisticate language for communication. In this context, we investigated Salvia...
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2018
Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals
pharmacology
Metabolism, environmental fate, and low concentration food residue studies would be facilitated by the use of radiolabeled test articles that can be readily quantified within compl...
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2018
Biotechnology for biofuels
other
BACKGROUND: Interests in renewable fuels have exploded in recent years as the serious effects of global climate change become apparent. Microbial production of high-energy fuels by...
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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.