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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2014 Die Naturwissenschaften gc ms

Evidence for early intracellular accumulation of volatile compounds during spadix development in Arum italicum L. and preliminary data on some tropical Aroids.

Staining and histochemistry of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were performed at different inflorescence developmental stages on nine aroid species; one temperate, Arum italicum... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24925357 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-014-1197-8

2014 Chemical senses other

A combination of plant-derived odors reduces corticosterone and oxidative indicators of stress.

In this study, we measured typical stress markers in addition to oxidative status and reduced glutathione in erythrocytes, and plasma lipid peroxidation of restraint-stressed anima... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24935864 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bju026

2014 International journal of toxicology other

Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics.

The CIR Expert Panel (Panel) assessed the safety of citric acid, 12 inorganic citrate salts, and 20 alkyl citrate esters as used in cosmetics, concluding that these ingredients are... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24861367 DOI: 10.1177/1091581814526891

2014 Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS other

N-hydroxysuccinimidyl p-methoxybenzoate as suitable derivative reagent for isotopic dilution assay of biogenic amines in food.

We present a simple methodology for the simultaneous identification and determination of biogenic amines in food matrices, based on the use of a stable isotope-coded derivatization... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25230176 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3417

2014 Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) other

Isopropanol poisoning.

INTRODUCTION: Isopropanol is a clear, colorless liquid with a fruity odor and a mild bitter taste. Most commonly found domestically as rubbing alcohol, isopropanol is also found in... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24815348 DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.914527

2014 Current opinion in biotechnology other

Push-pull farming systems.

Farming systems for pest control, based on the stimulo-deterrent diversionary strategy or push-pull system, have become an important target for sustainable intensification of food... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24445079 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.006

2014 Journal of oleo science aeda

Comparison of agitake (Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae) volatile components with characteristic odors extracted by hydrodistillation and solvent-assisted flavor evaporation.

The chemical composition of volatile oil from agitake (Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae) was established for the first time using gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry. Si... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24371192 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess13043

2014 other

Second order kinetic modeling of headspace solid phase microextraction of flavors released from selected food model systems.

The application of headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) has been widely used in various fields as a simple and versatile method, yet challenging in quantification. In or... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25255763 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190913894 Full text on PMC

2014 Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety other

Sinapic Acid and Its Derivatives: Natural Sources and Bioactivity.

Sinapic acid is widespread in the plant kingdom (fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, oilseed crops, and some spices and medicinal plants) and as such is common in the human diet. De... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 33412688 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12041

2014 gc ms

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination of earthy-musty odorous compounds in waters by two phase hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction using polyvinylidene fluoride fibers.

A rapid and sensitive method for the determination of earthy-musty odorous compounds, 2-methylisoborneol, 2-isopropyl-3-methoxy pyrazine, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, 2,3,6-trichloroani... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24456707 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.01.002

2014 The pharmacogenomics journal other

The association of cytochrome P450 genetic polymorphisms with sulfolane formation and the efficacy of a busulfan-based conditioning regimen in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) and flavin-containing monooxygenases (FMOs) likely have a role in the oxidation of intermediate metabolites of busulfan (Bu). In vitro studies to inv... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24165757 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2013.38

2014 Food chemistry gc ms

Influence of volatile thiols in the development of blackcurrant aroma in red wine.

A strong blackcurrant aroma was recently perceived in some red wines originating from the same appellation. Varietal thiols such as 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone (4MMP), 3-(merca... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24001837 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.07.024

2014 Food chemistry gc ms

Comparison of aroma active and sulfur volatiles in three fragrant rice cultivars using GC-olfactometry and GC-PFPD.

Aroma volatiles from three cooked fragrant rice types (Jasmine, Basmati and Jasmati) were characterised and identified using SPME GC-O, GC-PFPD and confirmed using GC-MS. A total o... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24518308 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.12.105

2014 aroma analysis

Prebiotic activity score and bioactive compounds in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.): influence of pectinase in enzyme-assisted extraction.

The optimal extraction of bioactive compounds from longan fruit pulp using Pectinex® Ultra SP-L pectinase hydrolysis of the fruit homogenate was evaluated. The highest degree of hy... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25190850 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1263-4 Full text on PMC

2014 gc ms

Evaluation of volatile metabolites as markers in Lycopersicon esculentum L. cultivars discrimination by multivariate analysis of headspace solid phase microextraction and mass spectrometry data.

To gain insights on the effects of cultivar on the volatile metabolomic expression of different tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) cultivars--Plum, Campari, Grape, Cherry and Regi... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24128528 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.061

2014 Frontiers in psychology pharmacology

Dopamine and glucose, obesity, and reward deficiency syndrome.

Obesity as a result of overeating as well as a number of well described eating disorders has been accurately considered to be a world-wide epidemic. Recently a number of theories b... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25278909 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00919 Full text on PMC

2014 Food chemistry aeda

Characterisation of volatile compounds in a smoke flavouring from rice husk.

An aqueous smoke flavouring from rice husk was obtained on a laboratory scale. The volatile compounds were isolated by simultaneous steam distillation-solvent extraction and its id... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24491703 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.12.041

2014 Journal of breath research gc ms

Analysis of human breath samples using a modified thermal desorption: gas chromatography electrospray ionization interface.

A two-stage thermal desorption/secondary electrospray ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry for faster targeted breath profiling has been studied. A new secondary electrospra... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 25190194 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/8/3/037105

2014 Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA gc ms

Identification of toxicants in cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refill fluids.

In a prior study on electronic cigarette (EC) refill fluids, Cinnamon Ceylon was the most cytotoxic of 36 products tested. The purpose of the current study was to determine if high... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 24516877 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.10.006

2014 other

Up the nose of the beholder? Aesthetic perception in olfaction as a decision-making process

Is the sense of smell a source of aesthetic perception? Traditional philosophical aesthetics has centered on vision and audition but eliminated smell for its subjective and inheren... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2017.03.013 DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2017.03.013

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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.