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.
2022
gc ms
In this study, five plant species, members of the Lamiaceae family, namely Salvia officinalis L., Salvia rosmarinus Spenn, Mentha × piperita L., Mentha spicata L. and Origanum vulg...
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2022
other
This work presents a literature review on the biological activity of S-carvone, geraniol and derivatives of these compounds, which are formed in the process of isomerization (durin...
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2022
aroma analysis
The effects of instrumental quality indices on the sensory properties of Shine Muscat grapes harvested 16, 18, 20, and 22 weeks after full bloom (WAFB) were investigated. The berri...
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PMID: 36010479
DOI: 10.3390/foods11162482
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2022
other
Essential oils are a category of agro-based industrial products experiencing increasing demand. In this research, three essential oils obtained by steam distillation from lavender,...
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2022
other
Health-promoting anthocyanins in blood oranges can be enriched via appropriate postharvest storage conditions. Here, we explored the changes of anthocyanin accumulation and volatil...
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2022
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Origanum majorana L. is a widely used medicinal plant; its distilled oil and preparations are extensively utilised in the phytotherapy and food industries. The objective of this st...
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2022
other
<h4>Background</h4>Linalool is a monoterpenoid, also a vital silvichemical with commercial applications in cosmetics, flavoring ingredients, and medicines. Regulation of mevalonate...
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2022
aeda
The aroma profile of sun-dried black tea (SBT) was identified by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas c...
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PMID: 35741938
DOI: 10.3390/foods11121740
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2022
gc ms
The treatment of postharvest wastes is an integral part of the food value chain. Therefore, Ocimum basilicum L. residues were dried in an oven and a microwave. Volatiles were extra...
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2022
other
Plants attacked by insects commonly mobilize various defense mechanisms, including the biosynthesis and release of so-called herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). Entomopathog...
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2022
Antioxidants
other
The purpose of this investigation was to determine ¹H-NMR profiling and antioxidant activity of the most common types of honey, namely, citrus honey (HC1) (Morcott tangerine L...
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2022
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
gc ms
The performance of different enzymes towards the bioprocessing of aroma-related compounds was investigated and a strategy based on GC-FID analysis was developed to facilitate asses...
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2022
gc ms
We explored the physiological effects of inhaling basil essential oil (BEO) and/or linalool and identified odor-active aroma compounds in BEO using gas chromatography/mass spectrom...
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PMID: 35565791
DOI: 10.3390/nu14091822
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2022
Food chemistry: X
other
Essential oils (EOs) are volatile and concentrated liquids extracted from different parts of plants. Bioactive compounds found in EOs, especially terpenes and terpenoids possess a...
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2022
other
<i>Croton linearis</i> Jacq. is an aromatic shrub that has been utilized in traditional medicine in the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Cuba. Recent studies have revealed the antiprotozoal p...
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2022
gc ms
The present study aimed to determine the chemical composition, enantiomeric distribution and the biological profile of Hedyosmum strigosum essential oil (EO). The antioxidant prope...
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2022
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite, which is considered a severe pest for honey bees causing serious losses to beekeeping. Residual hydrolats from steam extraction of hop essent...
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2022
Food chemistry: X
gc ms
Supercritical carbon-dioxide (SC-CO2) is a promising two-phase technology for flavor components (volatile oil and alkylamides) extract from Zanthoxylum bungeanum pericarp. However,...
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2022
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
A comparative analysis of Gaultheria fragrantissima (Ericaceae) essential oils based on geographical location, distillation time, and varying distillation conditions was carried ou...
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2022
gc ms
Wuyi rock tea (WRT) is one of the most famous subcategories of oolong tea, exhibiting distinct aroma characteristics with the application of different cultivars. However, a compreh...
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PMID: 36553850
DOI: 10.3390/foods11244109
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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.