Peer-Reviewed Research Database

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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

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2017 aeda

Identification of Key Odorants in Semi-Fermented Tea Made in Taiwan by Using Solvent-Assisted Flavor Evaporation Apparatus under High Vacuum and Application of the Aroma Extract Dilution Analysis

Summary The semi-fermented tea process including withering and shaking of fresh tea leaves has come to be taken in to make a fragrant tea in Japan. Elucidation of the key odorant i... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.5979/cha.2017.123_9 DOI: 10.5979/CHA.2017.123_9

2017 gc ms

Comparative Evaluation of Sulfur Compounds Contents and Antiobesity Properties of Allium hookeri Prepared by Different Drying Methods.

Despite the nutritional and medicinal values of Allium hookeri, its unique flavor (onion or garlic taste and smell) coming from sulfur containing compounds limits its usage... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28400840 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2436927 Full text on PMC

2017 other

Biological activities and medicinal properties of Asafoetida: A review.

Ferula asafoetida Linn. is a main source of asafoetida, a strong, tenacious and sulfurous odor, and oleo-gum resin of medicinal and nutritional importance. Asafoetida has be... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28725631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.11.004 Full text on PMC

2017 gc ms

The Chemical Compositions of the Volatile Oils of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Wild Garlic (Allium vineale).

Garlic, Alliumsativum, is broadly used around the world for its numerous culinary and medicinal uses. Wild garlic, Allium vineale, has been used as a substitut... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28783070 DOI: 10.3390/foods6080063 Full text on PMC

2017 other

Exploring the Catalytic Promiscuity of Phenolic Acid Decarboxylases: Asymmetric, 1,6-Conjugate Addition of Nucleophiles Across 4-Hydroxystyrene.

The catalytic promiscuity of a ferulic acid decarboxylase from Enterobacter sp. (FDC_Es) and phenolic acid decarboxylases (PADs) for the asymmetric conjugate addition... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28713228 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700247 Full text on PMC

2017 South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture other

Effects of Different Inoculation Regimes of Torulaspora delbrueckii and Oenococcus oeni on Fermentation Kinetics and Chemical Constituents of Durian Wine

This work evaluated the effects of inoculation time of Oenococcus oeni on the kinetics of fermentation and chemical constituents of durian wine produced using a non-Saccharomyces y... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.21548/38-2-2330 DOI: 10.21548/38-2-2330

2017 gc ms

Volatile compounds and some physico-chemical properties of pastırma produced with different nitrate levels.

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of different nitrate levels (150, 300, 450, and 600 ppm KNO3) on the volatile compounds and some other... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28002928 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0512 Full text on PMC

2017 aeda

Analysis and Sensory Evaluation of Volatile Constituents of Fresh Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) Fruits.

Volatile constituents of fresh blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) berries were isolated via vacuum-headspace extraction and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28992408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03778

2017 other

The role of metals in mammalian olfaction of low molecular weight organosulfur compounds.

Covering: up to the end of 2017While suggestions concerning the possible role of metals in olfaction and taste date back 50 years, only recently has it been possible to confirm the... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28471462 DOI: 10.1039/c7np00016b Full text on PMC

2017 World journal of microbiology & biotechnology gc ms

Analysis of chemical constituents, antimicrobial and anticancer activities of dichloromethane extracts of Sordariomycetes sp. endophytic fungi isolated from Strobilanthes crispus.

Plants are primary source of natural product drugs. However, with every new bioactive molecule reported from a plant source, there follows reports of endangered status or even exti... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 27844243 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2175-4

2017 Talanta other

Voltammetric determination of trace amounts of diacetyl at a mercury meniscus modified silver solid amalgam electrode following gas-diffusion microextraction.

A new approach was developed for the determination of trace amounts of diacetyl in food products using gas-diffusion microextraction (GDME) and subsequent detection by differential... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28411813 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.03.077

2017 Journal of the science of food and agriculture other

The effect of pH and amino acids on the formation of methylglyoxal in a glucose-amino acid model system.

BACKGROUND: Methylglyoxal (MGO) as a α-dicarbonyl compound not only affects food flavor and color but also contributes to the loss of nutrition and the generation of toxic compound... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 27885683 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8158

2017 other

Safety and efficacy of pyrazine derivatives including saturated ones belonging to chemical group 24 when used as flavourings for all animal species.

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... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 32625397 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4671 Full text on PMC

2017 Journal of Dairy Science gc ms

Strains of the Lactobacillus casei group show diverse abilities for the production of flavor compounds in 2 model systems

peer-reviewedCheese flavor development is directly connected to the metabolic activity of microorganisms used during its manufacture, and the selection of metabolically diverse str... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.3168/jds.2016-12408 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12408

2017 Critical reviews in food science and nutrition other

2,5-diketopiperazines in food and beverages: Taste and bioactivity.

2,5-Diketopiperazines (2,5-DKPs) have been found to occur in a wide range of food and beverages, and display an array of chemesthetic effects (bitter, astringent, metallic, and uma... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25629623 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.911142

2017 Nanotechnology other

Organic bistable memory devices based on MoO3 nanoparticle embedded Alq3 structures.

Organic bistable memory devices were fabricated by embedding a thin layer of molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) between two tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) layers. The device exhi... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28124679 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/28/9/095203

2017 Fitoterapia aroma analysis

Evaluation of antibacterial potential and toxicity of plant volatile compounds using new broth microdilution volatilization method and modified MTT assay.

With aim to develop effective proof-of-concept approach which can be used in a development of new preparations for the inhalation therapy, we designed a new screening method for si... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28223069 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2017.02.008

2017 Food Control other

Vegetable oil as fat replacer inhibits formation of heterocyclic amines and 2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in reduced fat pork patties

Formation of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 9 (PAHs) was examined to evaluate the impact of using vegetable oil as fat 10 replacement on carcinogen... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.05.043 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.05.043

2017 gc ms

Earwax metabolomics: An innovative pilot metabolic profiling study for assessing metabolic changes in ewes during periparturition period.

Important metabolic changes occur during transition period of late pregnancy and early lactation to meet increasing energy demands of the growing fetus and for milk production. The... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 28841695 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183538 Full text on PMC

2017 CNS drugs other

Therapeutic Potential of Ursolic Acid to Manage Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Diseases.

Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid found in several plants. Despite its initial use as a pharmacologically inactive emulsifier in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industri... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 29098660 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-017-0474-4

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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.