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
Olive oil and herbs, two key components of the Mediterranean diet, are known for their beneficial effects on humans. In our study, we incorporated aromatic and medicinal herbs into...
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2024
gc ms
Various parts of the <i>Pinaceae</i> species, a traditional plant, have potential health benefits and exhibit antibacterial, anti-cancer, and antioxidant activities. This study aim...
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2024
Center for Environmental Studies, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh
gc ms
Essential oils are oils whose components are generally volatile and are obtained from various types of plants and are the largest demand commodity in marketing circles. One of the...
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2024
other
<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of zahter extract, zahter essential oil, laurel extract, and laurel essential oil on Salmonella Typhimuriu...
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PMID: 38652025
DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1445
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2024
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts, rich in beneficial chemical compounds, have diverse applications in medicine, food, cosmetics, and agriculture. This study investigates the...
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2024
gc ms
The aim of the present study is the valorization of the essential oil of <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> Ehrh. The research plan and methods included 3-axis: the first axis consists of st...
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2024
Carbohydrate polymers
aroma analysis
Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been discovered to provide an efficient solution to the limited application of ester aroma molecules used in food, tobacco, and medication due to their str...
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2024
gc ms
<i>Laurus nobilis</i> L. is commonly used in folk medicine in the form of infusion or decoction to treat gastrointestinal diseases and flatulence as a carminative, antiseptic, and...
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PMID: 39063366
DOI: 10.3390/foods13142282
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2024
other
Inflammatory diseases contribute to more than 50 % of global deaths. Research suggests that network pharmacology can reveal the biological mechanisms underlying inflammatory diseas...
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2024
sensory panel
Non-<i>Saccharomyces</i> yeasts have great potential in improving wine quality, showing personality characteristics, and highlighting the terroir of wine. In this study, we evaluat...
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2024
gc ms
This study presents a method based on acid transesterification and the purification by solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for qua...
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2024
aeda
Beer is a popular alcoholic beverage worldwide. However, limited research has been conducted on identifying key odor-active components in lager-type draft beers for the Chinese mar...
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2024
gc ms
An attractive perfume is a complex mixture of compounds, some of which may be unpleasant on their own. This is also true for the volatile combinations from yeast fermentation produ...
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2024
other
Vaping involves the heating of chemical solutions (e-liquids) to high temperatures prior to lung inhalation. A risk exists that these chemicals undergo thermal decomposition to new...
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2024
gc ms
This study delves into the aroma characteristics and microbial composition of filler tobacco leaves (FTLs) sourced from six distinct cigar-growing regions within Yunnan, China, fol...
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2024
gc ms
The leaves of Piper betle L., known as betel leaf, have immense medicinal properties. It possesses potent antimicrobial efficacies and can be a valuable tool to combat drug-resista...
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2024
gc ms
The early diagnosis of health issues at disease onset is of particular importance to ensure an effective and timely patient treatment and improve the resulting outcome success. The...
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2024
gc ms
<i>Phytophthora capsici</i> is a devastating pathogen in horticultural crops, particularly affecting <i>Capsicum annuum</i> (pepper). The overuse of chemical fungicides has led to...
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2024
gc ms
A comprehensive study of the overall flavor and taste profile of different radishes is lacking. This study systematically compared the volatile profile of six radish varieties usin...
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2024
pharmacology
Piper betel contains phytochemicals with diverse pharmacological effects. The objective of this study was to enhance the extraction efficiency of phytochemicals and the chlorophyll...
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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.