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
More original analyses in queue — Rychlik integration writeup and per-compound OAV audits.
2026
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry
aeda
Dietary organosulfur compounds (OSCs) are a structurally diverse class of sulfur-containing food-derived molecules increasingly recognized for their potential interactions with end...
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2026
other
Traditional dry-cured meats typically contain excessive amounts of NaCl. This study introduces a novel technique using quaternized chitosan-based hollow salt to cure duck for air-d...
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2026
other
The transition toward more sustainable crop protection under the European Green Deal has accelerated the adoption of biopesticides, which are widely considered safer alternatives t...
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2026
sensory panel
Fermentation can change tea flavour. This study aimed to improve the quality of tree peony flower tea through fermentation and investigate the underlying metabolomic changes. <i>Eu...
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2026
gc ms
This study aimed to systematically investigate how shaking treatment influences the dynamic changes of nonvolatile and volatile metabolites during black tea processing and to deter...
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2026
pharmacology
This study investigates the phytochemical profile, antioxidant capacity, and antimicrobial potential of <i>Crocus sativus</i> L. (saffron) tepal extracts obtained via different sol...
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2026
Chemistry & biodiversity
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Foeniculum vulgare was investigated for the comparative phytochemical profiles and bioactivities of its aqueous extracts (decoction, E1; Soxhlet, E2) and essential oil (EO), togeth...
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2026
gc ms
This study systematically investigated the pyrolysis behaviors and composition characteristics of pyrolysis products based on 103 species of wood (covering 39 families and 68 gener...
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2026
gc ms
In this study, photo-crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)-maleic anhydride (PVA-MA)/collagen hybrid gels functionalized with Inula viscosa (andız) essential oil were developed as multif...
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2026
aeda
Imperatorin, a naturally occurring furanocoumarin found in several medicinal plants, has attracted considerable scientific interest due to its broad spectrum of pharmacological act...
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PMID: 41901283
DOI: 10.3390/ph19030436
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2026
aeda
<b>Background/Objectives:</b><i>Commiphora gileadensis</i> (Balm of Gilead) is an aromatic medicinal plant with a history of traditional use in ancient and Arabic medicine. It has...
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PMID: 41901239
DOI: 10.3390/ph19030391
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2026
pharmacology
Hymenocardia acida Tul. is a medicinal plant used in Angola to treat microbial diseases. It is a well-known plant among local populations; however, few studies have focused on the...
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2026
gc ms
<i>Heracleum sosnowskyi</i> is considered to be a dangerous invasive plant species that has successfully naturalized within a variety of plant communities across numerous countries...
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2026
aroma analysis
Roasted sesame seeds are highly valued for their distinctive flavor; however, their quality is affected by roasting temperature and storage. Herein, we examined the effects of roas...
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2026
other
Single-source <i>Jinxuan (Camellia sinensis)</i> tea leaves were processed into teas with varying fermentation degrees to minimize genetic and environmental interference. Non-volat...
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2026
Cell reports
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Host and microbiome metabolism of bioactive compounds can alter their efficacy. Herbal supplements contain many bioactive compounds, but their metabolism by gut microbes and the ef...
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2026
gc ms
<i>Boerhavia elegans</i> has long-held medicinal importance, yet its comprehensive phytochemical and biological characterization remains limited. This study provides the first inte...
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PMID: 41937937
DOI: 10.1155/ianc/3806655
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2026
pharmacology
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a critical global health threat, significantly impacting treatment outcomes, increasing mortality, and imposing economic burdens. It also...
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2026
gc ms
Hypericum species have been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times because of their important pharmacological properties. Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra belongs to the Hy...
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2026
other
Woody biomass is a promising source of fermentable sugars for biofuels and bio-based chemicals, but its industrial use is limited by the costly biorefinery process. A viable strate...
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PMID: 41128165
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.70414
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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.