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.
2023
aroma analysis
In this study, the solid-state fermentation (SSF) of dark tea was carried out using <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> LK-1, which was isolated from Fu brick tea (FBT). The effects of SSF wi...
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2023
aroma analysis
This study developed an edible antimicrobial coating using a blend of konjac glucomannan (KGM) and low acyl gellan gum (LAG) hydrogel to incorporate thymol nanoparticles (TKL). The...
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2023
gc ms
To meet the demand for novel pest management strategies to combat the development of insecticide resistance, plant essential oils may be a promising alternative source. This study...
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2023
other
Essential oils have a distinctive aroma and are volatile. In general, essential oils are used as food flavoring, perfume, cosmetics, aromatherapy and medicine. Rosemary (Rosmarinus...
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2023
gc ms
Green tea is a popular beverage around the world and possesses a unique flavor. The flavor qualities of green tea are closely related to its grade and this relationship has not yet...
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2023
gc ms
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, is a significant but neglected tropical public health issue in Latin America due to the diversity of its genotypes and pathoge...
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PMID: 38043536
DOI: 10.3347/phd.23069
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2023
gc ms
The activated sludge process at wastewater treatment plants is important to prevent discharge of organic pollutants to the environment. Determination of biodegradation kinetics in...
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2023
other
Basil (<i>Ocimum</i> species) represents an extraordinary group of aromatic plants that have gained considerable economic importance, primarily due to their essential oils, which h...
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2023
other
Terpene synthases (TPSs), known gatekeepers of terpenoid diversity, are the main targets for enzyme engineering attempts. To this end, we have determined the crystal structure of <...
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2023
aroma analysis
Safe and health-beneficial citrus oils can be employed as natural preservatives, flavorings, antioxidants, and as antibacterial and antifungal agents in a wide variety of food prod...
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PMID: 36613419
DOI: 10.3390/foods12010203
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2023
aroma analysis
There is currently no use for the vast quantities of post-distillation by-products, such as spent plant materials and residual waters, produced by the essential oil (EO) industry o...
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2023
other
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of star anise oil from the fruit (without or with the pr...
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2023
other
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil obtained from the fruit of <i>Corian...
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2023
other
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a fraction of the essential oil from the fruit and le...
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2023
sensory panel
Yellow tea, a unique type of tea in China which is characterized with yellow color, has gained increasing popularity due to its pleasant taste. However, transformation of aroma com...
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2023
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
other
Olfactory perception of pheromones in insects involves odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), relatively small proteins (ca.110-240 amino acid residues) that can bind reversibly to behav...
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2023
other
The study of the semiochemicals produced by the flowers of <i>Impatiens</i> spp. is an important topic that may explain the reason for the rapid expansion of some species in this g...
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PMID: 38139088
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417259
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2023
aeda
Tea processing plays an important role in the formation of tea aroma. In order to explore the composition and variation in aroma during Rizhao green tea processing, gas chromatogra...
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2023
aeda
Floral fragrance is an important trait that contributes to the ornamental properties and pollination of crabapple. However, research on the physiological and molecular biology of t...
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2023
gc ms
In this work, the chemical composition and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils (EOs) of six species-<i>Laurus nobilis</i>, <i>Chamaemelum nobile</i>, <i>...
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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.