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
gc ms
A single combi oven, known for its versatility, is an excellent choice for a variety of chicken soup preparations. However, the impact of universal steam ovens on the flavor qualit...
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2024
aroma analysis
A protein hydrolysate of goat viscera added with xylose, cysteine, and thiamine under different pH was used to prepare a meat flavoring. Goat viscera hydrolysate and flavoring were...
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2024
aeda
This study aimed to investigate the volatile flavor compounds and tastes of six kinds of sauced pork from the southwest and eastern coastal areas of China using gas chromatography-...
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2024
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
On the basis of density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/cc-pVQZ level with the C-PCM solvation model, a comparative analysis of the reactivity of the garlic metabolites 2-prop...
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2024
MethodsX
aroma analysis
Mousy off-flavor describes N-heterocycles compounds related to spoilage in the brewing industry. It has also been identified in sour beers through sensory analysis. Therefore, prev...
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2024
gc ms
Cervical cancer (CC) remains a major health concern globally, much of the brunt of which is experienced by the low- and middle-income countries where screening in terms of cytology...
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2024
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
other
In response to the restriction of phthalate plasticizers, acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) and acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC) have been used in medical devices and food packaging. In...
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2024
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Enhancing food preservation and safety using environmentally friendly techniques is urgently needed. The aim of this study was to develop food packaging films using biodegradable p...
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2024
Journal of oleo science
gc ms
The negative impact of lipid peroxidation on health is intimately tied to its oxidation products. In this study, methyl oleate was oxidized at 180℃ for 0, 2, 4, 8 and 12 h respecti...
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2024
sensory panel
Assyrtiko is a rare ancient grape variety of Greece, which is known to produce Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Santorini white wines. Besides the famous character of the volc...
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2024
aroma analysis
The improvement of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) extraction process involves the proper management of endogenous enzymes of the olive fruit and all the technological conditions...
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PMID: 39410108
DOI: 10.3390/foods13193073
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2024
Food chemistry
aeda
Currently, the difference between key odorants of camellia oils from different processing technology (i.e., extra virgin camellia oil (EVCO), virgin camellia oil (VCO), fragrant ca...
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2024
Polymers
other
While dental poly methyl methacrylate(PMMA) possesses distinctive qualities such as ease of fabrication, cost-effectiveness, and favorable physical and mechanical properties, these...
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PMID: 38276687
DOI: 10.3390/polym16020278
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2024
RSC advances
other
Traditionally, lichen has been used for many purposes, but there remains a lack of understanding regarding the chemical composition and antimicrobial characteristics of Diorygma pr...
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PMID: 38323014
DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07112j
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2024
Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology
gc ms
Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Rchb.f., a medicinal plant in the Orchidaceae family, is mainly found in East Asia and has extensive pharmacological activities. Plant's volatile componen...
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2024
other
Changes to the microbial community during pickled cucumber fermentation were studied using the 16S rDNA technique. The changes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during pickled c...
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PMID: 38672946
DOI: 10.3390/foods13081275
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2024
Horticulture research
other
Mentha is a commonly used spice worldwide, which possesses medicinal properties and fragrance. These characteristics are conferred, at least partially, by essential oils such as me...
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PMID: 38469381
DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae022
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2024
other
Ephedra is one of the many medicinal herbs that have been used as folk/traditional medicine in Jordan and other countries to cure various illnesses. Plants of this genus are well k...
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2024
Elsevier
sensory panel
Dendrobium orchid stems (Chinese name Shihu) are becoming popular ingredients in food and drinks such as wine, teas and desserts, however, its aroma chemistry is not currently unde...
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2024
gc ms
This study investigated the phytochemical profile and evaluated the antimicrobial and insecticidal properties of <i>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</i> Dehn. essential oil (EC-EO) from Al...
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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.