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.
2020
gc ms
The aim of the study was to identify, via headspace solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, volatile compounds in eight no processing <i>Apis mellifer...
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2020
gc ms
In this study, the essential oils (EOs) of six Algerian plants (<i>Artemisia campestris</i> L., <i>Artemisia herba-alba</i> Asso, <i>Juniperus phoenicea</i> L., <i>Juniperus oxyced...
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2020
Food science & nutrition
gc ms
Altogether, 14 basidiomycetes (12BAD, 95PCH, 9WCOC, 5PSA, 96BCI, 331SHIBD, 4MSC, 74HFA, 220MPS, 115PFLA, 111 ICO C, 16LED, 6TSU, and 61LYP) were grown on solid and in liquid media...
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PMID: 32566198
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1573
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2020
aeda
Biofilm formation in the production of fermented vegetable might impact its quality and safety. In this study, physicochemical and microbial properties, volatile and aroma-active c...
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PMID: 35496022
DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00490a
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2020
'IntechOpen'
other
Chronic pain is a noteworthy health issue with immense impact on global healthcare systems. Although this issue has not come into the limelight as other noncommunicable diseases, i...
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2020
other
<i>Platanthera bifolia</i> subsp. <i>osca</i> sample collected at Grisolia showed as main components linalool (17.8%), benzyl benzoate (55.8%), and benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (6.7%)....
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2020
aroma analysis
<i>Thrips hawaiiensis</i> is a common thrips pest of various plant flowers with host preference. Plant volatiles provide important information for host-searching in insects. We exa...
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2020
other
This study aimed to elucidate changes in volatile, phenolic, and oenological profiles of wines vinified from Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF)-treated and untreated Merlot grapes during...
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PMID: 32268596
DOI: 10.3390/foods9040443
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2020
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
sensory panel
Mandarina Bavaria is a "Special Flavor" hop variety, described as fruity, with pronounced mandarin and citrus, combined with traditional hoppy sensations. The relationship between...
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2020
gc ms
Chemical composition and antioxidant and antifungal action of the oils from leaves and wood bark of two chemotypes of <i>Cinnamomum verum</i> J. Presl were evaluated. Plants were s...
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2020
gc ms
Low alcohol wine is a new entry in the global wine market, due to the increase in consumers' concern for health, economic and modern lifestyle issues. As low alcohol products are p...
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PMID: 32375393
DOI: 10.3390/foods9050577
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2020
gc ms
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from foods and plants are typically analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or electronic-nose (E-nose) analysis. GC/MS i...
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2020
Food chemistry
gc ms
This study investigated the evolution of both free and bound volatile compounds in 'Shine Muscat' grape from post-fruit set to post-maturity and limiting factors of the lipoxygenas...
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2020
aroma analysis
The cultivated strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) is an economically important fruit crop that is intensively bred for improved sensory qualities. The diversity of fruit flavors and a...
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2020
other
The highly aromatic Australian mint bushes from the genus <i>Prostanthera</i> Labill. produce a high yield of essential oil on hydrodistillation. Together with its rich history, ho...
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PMID: 33202983
DOI: 10.3390/plants9111570
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2020
gc ms
Kuromoji (<i>Lindera umbellata</i>) is a tree that grows throughout Japan. The components of kuromoji essential oil have antitumor and aromatherapy effects. However, the compositio...
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2020
gc ms
Herbivores must overcome a variety of plant defenses, including coping with plant secondary compounds (PSCs). To help detoxify these defensive chemicals, several insect herbivores...
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PMID: 32934088
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02146-20
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2020
other
The incidence of fungal infections has been steadily increasing in recent years. Systemic mycoses are characterized by the highest mortality. At the same time, the frequency of inf...
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PMID: 31936168
DOI: 10.3390/biom10010103
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2020
Planta medica
gc ms
Mint flavorings are widely used in confections, beverages, and dairy products. For the first time, mint flavoring composition of mint candies and food supplements (n = 45), origina...
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2020
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
sensory panel
The identification of aroma composition and key odorants contributing to aroma characteristics of white tea is urgently needed, owing to white tea's charming flavors and significan...
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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.