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
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
sensory panel
Aromatic white wines contain monoterpenes that can alter aroma qualities based on their concentration and enantiomeric ratios. Limonene has been identified as a monoterpene that is...
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PMID: 37372600
DOI: 10.3390/foods12122389
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2023
other
Antioxidant activities of five essential oils (cinnamon, thyme, clove, lavender and peppermint oils) and their major components (eugenol, thymol, linalool, and menthol) were evalua...
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2023
aeda
Volatile constituents are critical to the flavor of tea, but their changes in raw Pu-erh tea (RAPT) during storage have not been clearly understood. This work aimed to investigate...
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PMID: 37835224
DOI: 10.3390/foods12193568
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2023
Molecular horticulture
other
Volatile terpenes are important compounds that influence fruit flavour and aroma of kiwifruit. Terpenes in plants also impact on the floral bouquet and defence against pests and pa...
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2023
gc ms
Fu brick tea (FBT) is popular for its unique 'fungal flower' aroma, however, its key odor-active compounds are essentially unknown. In this study, the odor-active compounds of "sta...
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2023
Plant molecular biology
other
Boswellia tree bark exudes oleo-gum resin in response to wounding, which is rich in terpene volatiles. But, the molecular and biochemical basis of wound-induced formation of resin...
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2023
Frontiers in physiology
other
The use of agricultural neonicotinoid insecticides has sub-lethal chronic effects on bees that are more prevalent than acute toxicity. Among these insecticides, thiacloprid, a comm...
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2023
Food science & nutrition
other
Numerous studies have indicated the pharmacological properties of linalool, a volatile terpene alcohol found in many flowers and spice plants, including anti-nociceptive, anti-infl...
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PMID: 36655091
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3057
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2023
other
Roses are popular ornamental plants all over the world. Rosa damascena Mill., also known as the damask rose, is a well-known scented rose species cultivated to produce essential oi...
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2023
aeda
<i>Flammulina filiformis (F. filiformis)</i> is one of the four major edible types of fungus in the world and has been cultivated in China since 800 CE (Anno Domini). Some of the m...
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2023
aeda
Three <i>Lactobacillus Plantarum</i> (LP), namely LP28, LP226 and LPC2W, were employed to investigate the effect on the aroma profiles of pasteurized litchi juice using E-nose, GC-...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>The present study aimed to investigate the changes in volatile components and metabolites of Dendrobium officinale (D. officinale) juice fermented with starter c...
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2023
aeda
Aroma types of green teas associate with their commercial prices and consumer acceptance, mainly including floral-like (HX), chestnut-like (LX), and fresh (QX) aromas. However, the...
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2023
aeda
Nine tea cultivars planted in Enshi were selected and processed into "Lichuan black tea". Sensory evaluation showed that cultivar had the greatest influence on taste and aroma qual...
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2023
gc ms
Background: Catasetum Rich. ex Kunth is a genus of Neotropical orchids distributed in Central and South American regions. In the Brazilian Amazon, there are more than 60 species of...
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2023
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
other
This paper aims to establish a current relationship between pharmaceutical sciences andthe development of perfumes and fragrances, which bring significant economic benefits. For th...
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2023
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
other
The 'Lilly of the Valley' species, Convallaria, is renowned for its fragrant white flowers and distinctive fresh and green floral scent, attributed to a rich composition of volatil...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Lavender (genus Lavandula, family Lamiaceae) is an aromatic plant widely grown as an ornamental plant. The chemical composition of lavender is characterized by m...
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2023
other
The adoption of suitable irrigation levels (IRL), humic acid doses (HAD) and soil mulching (SM) are important tools for improving the morpho-physiological and biochemical traits of...
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2023
Environmental science and pollution research international
aroma analysis
Carbon nanotubes are among the elicitors that have different effects on plants. Basil as a useful and valuable plant has significant medicinal properties; The aim of this research...
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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.