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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.

44,648
Papers indexed
959
Ingredients cited ⓘ
5,240
Compounds indexed
627,022
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2024 Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) sensory panel

Comparison of Flavor Differences between the Juices and Wines of Four Strawberry Cultivars Using Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Sensory Evaluation.

Fruit wine production is a practical approach for extending the shelf life and enhancing the value of strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa). Fruit cultivars and juices are important s... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39407620 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29194691 Full text on PMC
2024 pharmacology

A 14-Day Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Crossover Intervention Study with Anti-Bacterial Benzyl Isothiocyanate from Nasturtium (<i>Tropaeolum majus</i>) on Human Gut Microbiome and Host Defense.

Despite substantial heterogeneity of studies, there is evidence that antibiotics commonly used in primary care influence the composition of the gastrointestinal microbiota in terms... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38337658 DOI: 10.3390/nu16030373 Full text on PMC
2024 other

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil derived from the leaves of <i>Salvia officinalis</i> ssp. <i>lavandulifolia</i> (Vahl) Gams (Spanish sage oil) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl).

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Spanish sage oil from the leaves of <i>Salvia officin... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39463783 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9015 Full text on PMC

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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.