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
pharmacology
<i>Anoectochilus roxburghii</i> (Wall.) Lindl. (AR) is a perennial herb that has long been used as medicinal and edible plant. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), AR is utilized...
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Live vinegar is a product formed through a two-step fermentation process of a sugar substrate that has not been subjected to filtration or pasteurization. This is considered to pre...
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PMID: 38790788
DOI: 10.3390/foods13101488
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2024
BMC plant biology
pharmacology
BACKGROUND: Unfavorable temperatures significantly constrain the quality formation of Dendrobium officinale, severely limiting its food demand. Salicylic acid (SA) enhances the res...
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2024
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
other
Fermentation can transform bioactive compounds in food and improve their biological activity. This study aims to explore the transformation of polyphenols in mulberry juice and the...
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2024
pharmacology
In this study, comprehensive and systematic nontargeted metabolomics analysis was performed with the metabolites of Zangju peel (<i>Citrus reticulata</i> cv. Manau Gan, CRZP, which...
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2024
other
UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and electronic tongue analysis were applied to analyse the metabolic profile and taste quality of Yunnan Arabica coffee under seven primary processing methods. The to...
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2024
Metabolites
other
The use of different rootstocks has a significant effect on the content of flavor components and overall fruit quality. However, little information is available about the metabolic...
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2024
sensory panel
In the last decade, significant efforts have been made to predict sensory characteristics using electronic senses, such as the electronic nose (e-nose) and the electronic tongue (e...
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PMID: 39456331
DOI: 10.3390/foods13203269
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2024
gc ms
Artemisia absinthium has long been used traditionally as an anti-microbial and antioxidant agent. Various biologically active secondary metabolites, including phenolic compounds su...
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2024
other
Fresh raspberries are highly perishable, but lactic acid bacteria fermentation offers a favourable method for developing healthy products. This study investigated the effects of <i...
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PMID: 39594082
DOI: 10.3390/foods13223666
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2024
aroma analysis
Chinese baijiu is highly regarded for its unique flavor, and a variety of crops can be utilized as raw materials in its production. Waxy crops are essential ingredients in the brew...
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2024
aroma analysis
The distinct flavor of chi-flavor baijiu (CFB) has garnered significant attention in China. After the optimization of fermentation conditions, <i>Pichia anomala</i> and <i>Lactobac...
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PMID: 39517287
DOI: 10.3390/foods13213497
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2024
gc ms
Nitroxide radicals are widely utilized as catalysts for the oxidation of primary alcohols. Here, the aerobic catalytic oxidation cycle of nitroxide radicals has been implemented wi...
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2024
aeda
The variation in volatiles, bacteria and metabolites of Tibetan yak cheese (TYC) from different altitudes were characterized with multi-omics to reveal the formation mechanism of c...
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2024
aroma analysis
This study examines the microbial community composition, metabolite characteristics, and the relationship between the two during the fermentation process of Yi traditional fermente...
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2024
other
Following ingestion of fruits, vegetables and derived products, (poly)phenols that are not absorbed in the upper gastrointestinal tract pass to the colon, where they undergo microb...
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2024
gc ms
<h4>Purpose</h4>Lichens are well-known as a source of pharmacologically active compounds. This includes anticancer compounds which have biomass constraints including using traditio...
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PMID: 40190673
DOI: 10.34172/apb.43220
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2024
other
<b>Background</b>: In the treatment of oncological diseases in children, the search for opportunities for the earlier detection of complications to improve treatment results is ver...
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2024
pharmacology
Plant breeding has evolved significantly over time with the development of transformation and genome editing techniques. These new strategies help to improve desirable traits in pl...
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2024
pharmacology
<h4>Background</h4>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often linked to gastrointestinal issues and altered serotonin metabolism. Emerging evidence suggests gut microbiota influence b...
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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.