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
Aroma is one of the most important sensory properties of tea. Floral-fungal aroma type, ripe-fungal aroma type and fresh-fungal aroma type were the main aroma types of Fu brick tea...
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2022
aroma analysis
Seven batches of raw tea leaves, processed by different methods (steaming, pan-frying) and from two different harvesting seasons (spring, autumn), were used to investigate the effe...
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2022
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
The leaves of Rubus idaeus L., a by-product of the fruit food industry, are a known source of bioactive molecules, although the chemical composition has only been partially investi...
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PMID: 35627025
DOI: 10.3390/foods11101455
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2022
gc ms
Round green tea (RGT) is widely distributed and presents a high yield in China. The quality of RGT can be determined by its aroma; however, the transformation and formation of vola...
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2022
sensory panel
The volatile profiles and taste properties of Lanzhou beef bouillons prepared with traditional (A1−A8) and modern (B1, B2) processing methods were evaluated. A total of 133 volatil...
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2022
gc ms
Citrus essential oils (CEOs) possess physiological functions due to diverse aroma components. However, evidence for the effects of CEOs on exercise performance and exercise-induced...
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2022
aeda
One of the important indicators of wine quality is the bouquet, which directly depends on the aroma of the constituents. Aromatic substances of wines can be represented by all clas...
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2022
South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
sensory panel
Commercial Malagousia varietal wines, which are produced in almost all Greek viticultural zones, representa relatively important part of Greek wine activity. This study presents th...
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2022
other
Edible herbs are widely used in the human diet due to their pleasant flavors and countless health benefits associated with their components having, mainly, antioxidant and anti-inf...
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PMID: 35407116
DOI: 10.3390/foods11071029
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2022
Food chemistry
gc ms
The mineral contents and volatile profiles of 23 sweet cherry cultivars were determined. A total of 27 minerals were determined by ICP-MS and flame atomic absorption spectrometry,...
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2022
other
Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig belongs to the family Zingiberaceae, generally known as butterfly ginger, butterfly lily, cinnamon jasmine, garland flower and ginger lily. It is a m...
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2022
aroma analysis
The volatilome of hazelnuts (<i>Corylus avellana</i> L.) encrypts information about phenotype expression as a function of cultivar/origin, post-harvest practices, and their impact...
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2022
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Jinjunmei (JJM), Keemun (KM), and Dianhong (DH) are the representative black teas in China, and they have always been favored by consumers. In this study, we aim to obtain the arom...
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2022
aroma analysis
The essential oil of Elsholtzia beddomei C. B. Clarke ex Hook. f. was investigated for its chemical composition and tested for antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The E. bedd...
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2022
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aeda
Rougui Wuyi rock tea (WRT) with the premium aroma is a subcategory of oolong tea. Roasting is a unique process that provides a comprehensive aroma to WRT. The key aroma-active comp...
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2022
gc ms
Lavender (<i>L. angustifolia</i> Mill.) is an important essential oil-bearing and medicinal plant with high commercial value. Lavender scent components can be derived not only as a...
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2022
other
The purpose of this article is to present recent studies on the antimicrobial properties of linalool, the mechanism of action on cells and detoxification processes. The current tre...
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2022
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
other
Concern for pollinator health often focuses on social bees and their agricultural importance at the expense of other pollinators and their ecosystem services. When pollinating herb...
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2022
Journal of insect physiology
other
Specific mate communication and recognition underlies reproduction and hence speciation. Our study provides new insights in Drosophila melanogaster premating olfactory communicatio...
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2022
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aroma analysis
Pu-Erh tea, as a typical post-fermented tea, can be divided into raw Pu-Erh tea (RAPT) and ripened Pu-Erh tea (RIPT) according to the processing technology. It is famous for its un...
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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.