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.
2024
Food chemistry
aeda
The distinctive fragrance of Wuyi Rock Tea (WRT) has garnered high attention in recent years. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive comparison of the sensory attributes and odor-act...
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2024
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Codonopsis convolvulacea is a highly valued Chinese medicinal plant containing diverse bioactive compounds. While roots/tubers have been the main medicinal parts used in practice,...
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2024
Microbial cell factories
other
BACKGROUND: 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) is widely used in the cosmetic, food, and drug industries with a worldwide consumption of over 1.5 million metric tons per year. Although effo...
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2024
BMC public health
other
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to comprehensively investigate the relationship between blood volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and kidney stone prevalence for U.S. adults. METHODS: In this...
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2024
Scientific reports
other
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent a significant component of air pollution. However, studies evaluating the impact of VOC exposure on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...
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2024
The Science of the total environment
gc ms
Natural volatile organic compounds (NVOCs) and airborne microorganisms are important elements in urban forest air that affect air quality and human health. In this study, the Zhuyu...
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2024
Chemosphere
other
Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by plants serve crucial biological functions and potentially impact atmospheric environment and global carbon cycling. Despite t...
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2024
gc ms
The outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) in the United States in 2019 led to a total of 2807 hospitalizations with 68 deaths. While the exact causes...
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2024
Food chemistry: X
gc ms
The addition of baked Qingke improves the flavor profile of beer. In this study, beer was brewed using Qingke baked at various temperatures. The beer produced with Qingke baked at...
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2024
aeda
The aroma profile of fermented chili pepper was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O). A total of 19 aroma-act...
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2024
gc ms
The increasing interest in hemp and cannabis poses new questions about the influence of drying and storage conditions on the overall aroma and cannabinoids profile of these product...
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
Fermented foods have gained global attention for their unique flavor and immense health benefits. These flavor compounds and nutrients result from the metabolic activities of micro...
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PMID: 39682876
DOI: 10.3390/foods13233804
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Polyphenols are ubiquitous by-products in many plant foods. Their intake has been linked to health benefits like the reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and canc...
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PMID: 38611285
DOI: 10.3390/foods13070979
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2024
other
Cytochrome P450 enzymes are monooxygenases widely diffused in nature ranging from viruses to man. They can catalyze a very wide range of reactions, including the ketonization of C-...
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PMID: 39000287
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137181
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2024
aroma analysis
Variations in industrial fermentation techniques have a significant impact on the fermentation of cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs), consequently influencing the aromatic attributes of t...
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2024
gc ms
The aromas of Longjing tea samples (Qiantang, Yuezhou, and Shifeng) of different grades and origins were comparatively analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry–olfactometry...
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2024
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
other
Soybean oil is the second most produced edible vegetable oil and is used for many edible and industrial materials. Unfortunately, it has the disadvantage of 'reversion flavor' unde...
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2024
Food chemistry
aeda
Fu Brick Tea (FBT) is characterized by Fungus Aroma (FA), which determines the quality of FBT products. However, the aroma constituents and their interactive mechanism for FA remai...
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2024
ACS chemical biology
other
Cyclocybe aegerita is a model mushroom belonging to the fungal phylum Basidiomycota. Among others, C. aegerita is known for its diverse terpenome, containing various volatile and n...
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2024
Current pain and headache reports
pharmacology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and can affect up to 50% of DM patients during their lifetime. Patients typically present...
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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.