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.
From the CompKitchen team
Original research
Featured
Preprint · Zenodo · CC BY 4.0
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
Fatty acids are the key active components in royal jelly (RJ) with various biological activities. In this study, a novel ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) method was established...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
Protein S deficiency (PSD) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by congenital thrombophilia. Studies on PSD are limited yet, resulting in a lack of clarity about molecul...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
Frontiers in Microbiology
other
Tetramethylpyrazine (TTMP) is considered a crucial flavor component in Moutai-flavored liquor. Laceyeella sacchari FBKL4.010 (L. sacchari) is the dominant species found in Moutai-f...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
The resinous stem of <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> (Lour.) Gilg is the sole legally authorized source of agarwood in China. However, whether other tissue parts can be potential substit...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
aroma analysis
BACKGROUND
Viticulture has adapted foliar applications of biostimulants as a tool to improve crop quality. Recently, nanotechnology has been incorporated as a strategy to reduce th...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
<i>Diaphorina citri</i> Kuwayama (<i>D</i>. <i>citri</i>) is one of the major pests in the citrus industry, which spreads Citrus Huanglongbing disease. It has developed resistance...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
aeda
25 March 2025AperTO - Archivio Istituzionale Open Access dell'Università di TorinoOriginal Citation:The effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 3-19 and Pediococcus pentosaceus 18...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
Elsevier
other
Post-harvest mangoes are prone to spoilage, and volatiles change accordingly. Konjac glucomannan phosphate composite film (KGMP), as an environmentally friendly polysaccharide-base...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
aeda
Gardenia tea (GET) is one of the typical representatives of Chinese scented tea and is loved by consumers for its pleasant aroma. In the present study, the volatile profiles of GET...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
<i>Oncidium hybridum</i> is one of the important cut-flowers in the world. However, the lack of aroma in its cut-flower varieties greatly limits the sustainable development of the...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
Medicinal plants have been utilized for centuries in traditional medicine systems worldwide, providing a rich source of bioactive compounds with diverse biological activities. <i>L...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
Before the introduction of <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> (Hendel) to sub-Saharan Africa, <i>Ceratitis cosyra</i> (Walker) was economically the most important pest in mango farming. It...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
other
Lignin is the largest source of renewable aromatics on earth. Despite numerous techniques for lignin depolymerization into mixtures of valuable monomers, methods for their upgradin...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
other
Consumers are nowadays increasingly demanding products containing molecules of natural origin, as they are considered healthier than the synthetic or semi-synthetic counterparts....
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
pharmacology
There is increasing demand for natural food preservative in food manufacturing industry as it is the key to meet consumers' preferences toward healthier food choice. Plant is liste...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
PMID: 39554363
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4303
Full text on PMC
2024
threshold study
<i>Flammulina filiformis</i> (<i>F. filiformis</i>) is called the 'benefiting intelligence' mushroom. There is a notable difference between a yellow cultivar (with a robust aroma)...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
PMID: 38472798
DOI: 10.3390/foods13050684
Full text on PMC
2024
sensory panel
In this study, the volatile flavor profiles of grilled lamb seasoned with salt, chili pepper, and cumin were analyzed employing HS-SPME-GC-MS, HS-GC-IMS, E-nose, and sensory evalua...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
gc ms
Odontothrips loti (Haliday) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is one of the most serious pests on alfalfa, causing direct damage by feeding and indirect damage by transmitting plant viruse...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
other
In the circular economy framework, hydrosols, by-products of the essential oil industry, are gaining attention for their potential in waste reduction and resource reuse. This study...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
2024
other
The core clock gene <i>Period2 (PER2)</i> is associated with mammary gland development and lipid synthesis in rodents and has recently been found to have a diurnal variation in the...
Read full abstract on PubMed →
PMID: 39337271
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25189785
Full text on PMC
All paper metadata — titles, authors, journals, years, DOIs — is public bibliographic information. Abstract snippets shown are truncated to fewer than 200 characters and link to the original source on PubMed or the publisher. We never reproduce full text.
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.