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
other
peer-reviewedThe widespread dissemination of species of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) group in different environments testifies to their extraordinary niche adaptability. Members...
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2018
aroma analysis
This study aimed to investigate the effect of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> strains on quality improvement of bog bilberry juice. Bog bilberry juice with different pH conditions w...
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2018
'Oxford University Press (OUP)'
gc ms
This study investigated the effect of feed supplementation in sows and/or their progeny with two sensory feed additives (FA1: limonene and cinnamaldehyde; FA2: menthol, carvone and...
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2018
Nutrients
other
Chinotto (Citrus myrtifolia Raf.) is a widely diffused plant native from China and its fruits have a wide-spread use in confectionary and drinks. Remarkably, only little has been r...
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PMID: 29912150
DOI: 10.3390/nu10060783
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2018
International journal of molecular sciences
other
Citrus fruits have been a commercially important crop for thousands of years. In addition, Citrus essential oils are valuable in the perfume, food, and beverage industries, and hav...
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PMID: 29976894
DOI: 10.3390/ijms19071966
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2018
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Beef burgers are a popular food choice, due to their taste and convenience. The extensive range of beef burgers with different flavours currently offered on the market is adding to...
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2018
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering
aeda
Gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) analyses of the aroma components extracted from Pilsner-type beer were performed. The concentrations of all 76 components, that were identifi...
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2018
gc ms
Differences in health risks between different styles of smokeless tobacco products (STPs) have prompted interest in their relative levels of toxic chemicals. We report here the dev...
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2018
'Stellenbosch University'
gc ms
Pinot gris, Riesling, Cabernet franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from a vineyard in Virgil, Ontario, Canada were subjected by cluster thinning to two crop-level treatments (full crop, h...
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2018
'Wiley'
sensory panel
Brassicaceae plants are renowned for their taste, aroma and trigeminal characteristics; predominantly bitter taste, sulfurous aroma and pungency. Compounds responsible for these se...
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2018
Food Research International
aroma analysis
Cocoa beans from different geographical and genetic origins show distinct fermentation dynamics which result in different chocolate qualities. In order to understand the effects of...
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2018
Nutrients
other
We investigated the hypocholesterolemic and liver-protective effects of cooked and germinated whole mung beans. Hamsters were fed for 28 days on diets rich in saturated fatty acids...
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PMID: 29949855
DOI: 10.3390/nu10070821
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2018
aroma analysis
The aroma of bread crust, as one of the first characteristics perceived, is essential for bread acceptance. However, gluten-free bread crusts exhibit weak aroma. A SPME-GC/QTOF met...
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2018
Acta scientiarum polonorum. Technologia alimentaria
other
BACKGROUND: Preparing and producing a healthy new dairy product that attracts consumers is an important issue. Assessing the effects of supplementation of milk with an essential oi...
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2018
Food chemistry
pharmacology
Banana flour has been recognized as functional ingredient, owing to its healthy nutritional pattern. Nevertheless, unripe and ripe banana flours show different characteristics and...
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2018
Food science and technology international = Ciencia y tecnologia de los alimentos internacional
other
Soaking of legumes results in the loss of macronutrients, micronutrients and phytochemicals. Fibre, protein and phytochemicals found in legumes exert emulsifying activity that may...
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2018
The Analyst
other
High resolution rotational Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy has been widely applied to the studies of numerous polar gas phase molecules, in particular volatile organic compounds (VOCs...
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2018
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
aroma analysis
BACKGROUND: The present research focused on the quality of canned fish. Its primary objective was the quality enhancement of canned Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) by includin...
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2018
The Science of the total environment
other
The trophic transfer of cyclic methylsiloxanes (cVMS) in aquatic ecosystems is an important criterion for assessing bioaccumulation and ecological risk. Bioaccumulation and trophic...
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2018
sensory panel
The purpose of this study was to show how sausages produced with lantern fish (<i>Benthosema pterotum</i>) protein isolate at two levels 4% (sample A) and 2% (sample B), and then,...
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PMID: 29876113
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.583
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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.