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
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study aimed to analyze the chemical composition and biological activities of <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> L. essential oil, focusing on its antiox...
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PMID: 39598372
DOI: 10.3390/ph17111460
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2024
gc ms
Varietal volatile compounds are characteristic of each variety of grapes and come from the skins of the grapes. This work focuses on the development of a methodology for the analys...
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2024
gc ms
Mosquitoes are important vectors for the transmission of several infectious diseases that lead to huge morbidity and mortality. The exhaustive use of synthetic insecticides has led...
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2024
other
<i>Citrus limon var. pompia Camarda var. nova</i>, commonly known as pompia, is a distinctive citrus ecotype native to Sardinia, notable for its unique botanical, phytochemical, an...
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PMID: 39203756
DOI: 10.3390/nu16162619
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2024
gc ms
Iris taxa are sources of valuable essential oils obtained from aged rhizomes used by various industries, including pharmacy, cosmetic, perfume, and food industry, in which irones a...
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2024
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
gc ms
Anaxagorea luzonensis A. Gray, a member of the Annonaceae family, has been used to treat a variety of illnesses for a long time. For the first time, A. luzonensis volatile compound...
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2024
gc ms
Green chemistry focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of chemicals through sustainable practices. Traditional methods for extracting bioactive compounds from <i>Eucalyptus...
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PMID: 39795952
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26010094
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2024
pharmacology
The Lamiaceae genus <i>Dracocephalum</i>, with over 30 species, is believed to have considerable medicinal properties and is widely used in Eurasian ethnomedicine. Numerous studies...
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2024
gc ms
Citrus fruit essential oil is considered one of the widely studied essential oils while its leaves attract less attention although being rich in nearly the same composition as the...
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2024
Biochemistry research international
gc ms
The study aimed to investigate the chemical composition and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil from dried seeds of Xylopia aethiopica. The essential oil...
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PMID: 38384403
DOI: 10.1155/2024/3923479
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2024
gc ms
<i>Abies</i> is an important genus of the family Pinaceae, with about 50 species found in the highlands of Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North and Central America. The principal...
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2024
gc ms
In this investigation, the chemical composition of the hydro-distilled essential oil (HD-EO), obtained from the fresh aerial parts (inflorescence heads (Inf), leaves (L), and stems...
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2024
gc ms
Turmeric rhizomes (<i>Curcuma longa</i>) and black cumin seeds (<i>Nigella sativa</i>) are polyherbal ingredients used for the management of cancer and other chronic inflammatory d...
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2024
gc ms
Essential oils (EOs) are reported to be natural pesticides, but their use to protect crops is very limited due to EOs' high instability and great volatility. Nanovectors represent...
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PMID: 39513795
DOI: 10.3390/nano14211715
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2024
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Achillea fragrantissima (F. Asteraceae) is traditionally used to treat skin infections and inflammation. The present work intended to prepare essential oils (EOs...
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2024
gc ms
Piper aduncum L., a Brazilian medicinal plant, is known for its bioactive properties, including repellent and insecticidal effects. This study investigated the insecticidal potenti...
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2024
other
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a tincture from the dried fruit of <i>Schisandra chin...
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2024
Pharmaceutics
other
Needle-free buccal anesthesia improves dental treatment outcomes for both patients and dentists. In this study, we report on an assessment of the enhancement effects of α-bisabolol...
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
There is a demand from the scientific, beekeeping and consumer sectors to characterize honey based on its botanical origin, as it provides unique and distinctive properties. Nevert...
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PMID: 39123612
DOI: 10.3390/foods13152421
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2024
gc ms
<h4>Ethnopharmacological relevance</h4>Oliveria decumbens Vent. (Apiaceae), a single aromatic species in Iran, is traditionally used for healing inflammation, gastrointestinal diso...
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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.