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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.

44,648
Papers indexed
959
Ingredients cited
5,240
Compounds indexed
627,022
Paper–ingredient links
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2026 gc ms

Molecular Dynamics Insights into <i>Cassia tora</i>-Derived Phytochemicals as Dual Insecticidal and Antifungal Agents Against Tomato <i>Tuta absoluta</i> and <i>Alternaria solani</i>.

The pressing need for sustainable, plant-based alternatives is highlighted by the growing resistance of agricultural pests to synthetic pesticides. This study examined the pesticid... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41683832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms27031410 Full text on PMC
2026 pharmacology

Metabolomics reveals multi-target bactericidal mechanisms of calcium-enhanced slightly acidic electrolyzed water (CSAEW) against <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> and its synergistic preservation of fresh-cut lettuce.

This study demonstrated that slightly acidic electrolyzed water (CSAEW) effectively inactivates <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> and preserves fresh-cut lettuce. CSAEW treatment indu... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41847374 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2026.103748 Full text on PMC

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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.