Peer-Reviewed Research Database
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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.
2026
gc ms
Although <i>Telenomus remus</i> is an important parasitoid of <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>, the chemical basis for its host selection behavior remains unclear. To elucidate the che...
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2026
gc ms
Wax deposition in petroleum systems is intrinsically connected with paraffin wax composition, yet their quantitative characterization by one-dimensional high-temperature gas chroma...
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PMID: 41782258
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.70382
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2026
Talanta
aroma analysis
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The quality and market value of the medicinal herb Atractylodes lancea (AL) are critically dependent on its variety, geographical origin, and production mode. To...
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2026
other
Dealkylation and hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatics are key processes in the petrochemical industry. The typical susceptibility of alkyl groups to removal via both dealkylation an...
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2026
other
<i>Prangos ferulacea</i> (L.) Lindl. (Apiaceae) is an orophilous species with notable traditional uses, particularly across the broader Middle East region. Over the past 50 years,...
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2026
aeda
The aromatic quality of cigars represents their core value, arising from the thermal transformation and migration of inherent components within tobacco leaves-a highly complex dyna...
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2026
Journal of advanced research
other
BACKGROUND: In this study, we have developed the largest sample size model to achieve non-invasive, convenient and low-cost lung cancer diagnosis and discrimination using Volatile...
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2026
aeda
Purple-shoot tea trees are valuable resources with unique traits, research potential, and health benefits, but studies on the distinct quality and flavor of their derived varieties...
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2026
other
The Mediterranean fruit fly (<i>Ceratitis capitata</i>) is a globally invasive pest that affects a wide range of fruit and vegetable crops. Identifying cost-effective attractants i...
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2026
other
Floral scent is a fundamental feature in angiosperm pollination, reproductive isolation, and speciation. However, little is known about the neutral or selective processes shaping l...
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2026
aroma analysis
<b>Background:</b> Alecrim-do-campo (<i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i>) is a species of agroindustrial and medicinal relevance that has attracted increasing interest in recent years...
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2026
aeda
The sweetness of Keemun black tea (KBT) is a critical determinant of its overall sensory quality. This study used sensory analysis to quantitate the sweet odor and flavor of KBT. T...
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2026
aroma analysis
Both exhaustive and non-exhaustive extraction methods can be used in the isolation of volatile compounds [...].
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2026
gc ms
<i>Piper aduncum</i> L. (Piperaceae) is a neotropical species widely recognized for its bioactive essential oils (EOs), which exhibit antifungal, insecticidal, larvicidal, and anti...
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2026
aeda
The traditional simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE) method was innovatively employed to co-extract both volatile aroma compounds and water-soluble polysaccharides from steam...
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2026
aroma analysis
<title>Abstract</title> <p> The essential oils extracted from the rind of <italic>Citrus</italic> spp. is abundant in chemical components of importance for the food and perfume...
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2026
gc ms
Chrysanthemums are appreciated not only for their ornamental and medicinal attributes but also as edible plants long incorporated into teas, infusions, and culinary traditions. Yet...
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2026
pharmacology
Enteromorpha intestinalis is a green seaweed enriched with diverse bioactive compounds that possess substantial pharmacological and biotechnological properties. Despite the focus o...
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2026
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Diabetes mellitus involves complex pathogenesis requiring multi-target interventions. Citrus reticulata 'Dahongpao' from Chongqing exhibits anti-diabetic potenti...
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2026
gc ms
Endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants are recognized as promising sources of bioactive secondary metabolites. In this study, fungal endophytes were isolated from health...
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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.