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.
2018
Journal of AOAC International
gc ms
This study developed an analytical method to determine the urushiol content in sap and several foods. The full process for urushiol analysis consists of extraction, trimethylsilyl...
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2018
aroma analysis
Enzymatic mungbean meal protein hydrolysate (eb-MPH) is a novel natural flavour/antioxidant source. A 15% bromelain (w/w) concentration with a hydrolysis time of 12 h was the optim...
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2018
Food chemistry
other
The combination of antifungal agents (cinnamon bark oil, zinc gluconate and trans-ferulic acid) in oil-in-water emulsions to control the fungal spoilage of strawberry jams, minimis...
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2018
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
gc ms
The strawberry, with its unique aroma, is one of the most popular fruits worldwide. The demand for specific knowledge of metabolism in strawberries is increasing. This knowledge is...
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2018
Neuroscience
other
The olfactory circuitry in mice involves a well-characterized, vertical receptor type-specific organization, but the localized inhibitory effect from granule cells on action potent...
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2018
Journal of forensic sciences
other
Several studies have reported on wide-spread contamination of U.S. paper currency with cocaine and to a lesser extent other illicit drugs. Canines are trained and employed to searc...
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2018
Physiology & behavior
other
Stallions show decreased sexual responses and activities during short days in winter. To evaluate the importance of sexual olfactory communication in horses, we tested whether sexu...
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2018
other
Effect of antioxidants (green tea powder (GT) and citric acid (CA)) and packing conditions on storage stability of cereal bar fortified with hydrolyzed collagen (HC) from seabass s...
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2018
Food chemistry
aroma analysis
Spirulina platensis is a high-nutrient blue-green alga with a long history as a food supplement. In this study, the mixed fermentation of Spirulina with Lactobacillus plantarum and...
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2018
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aroma analysis
Baijiu, otherwise known as the national liquor of China, is a well-known distilled spirit that has been produced for over 2000 years. Baijiu is a clear and transparent fermented al...
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2018
aeda
<h4>Background</h4>Food flavor appreciation is one of the first signals along with food appearance and texture encountered by consumers during eating of food. Also, it is well know...
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2018
other
The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and DL-PCBs in feed and food. The...
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2018
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aroma analysis
Sparkling wine fermentation is a challenge for yeasts due to the hostile conditions. A phenotype sought in starters is flocculation, because it reduces riddling time. For this reas...
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2018
Food microbiology
aroma analysis
In the search for the desired oenological features and flavour complexity of wines, there is growing interest in the potential use of non-Saccharomyces yeast that are naturally pre...
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2018
International archives of allergy and immunology
other
BACKGROUND: Soybean is one of the 8 foods that causes the most significant rate of food allergies in the USA and Europe. Thermal processing may impact on the allergenic potential o...
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2018
Microbiological research
pharmacology
Anthracnose is a fungal disease caused by Colletotrichum species that is detrimental to numerous fruit, including soursop and avocado. The use of fungicides to maintain the high qu...
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2018
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Hungarian sour cherries (SC) are excellent source of anthocyanin (concentrations (100⁻300 mg in 100 g fresh fruit) and melatonin (0.15 mg in 100 g fresh fruit), but other flavonoid...
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2018
Food Chemistry
other
The effect of temperature (6, 15 and 30 °C) during ageing on the colour, phytochemical composition and bioactivity of roselle wine was investigated over 12 months. At the end of ag...
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2018
pharmacology
The study aims to communicate the current status regarding the development and management of the databases on dietary lignans; within the phytochemicals, the class of the lignan co...
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2018
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids
gc ms
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have important signalling roles in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that regulates whole-body energy homeostasis. While evidence suggests...
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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.