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
This study examines the therapeutic potential and toxicological profiles of <i>Cuscuta</i> species based on recent pharmacological investigations: "a therapeutic potential vs. toxi...
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2024
gc ms
Infrared (IR) technology offers a promising solution for reducing microbiological loads in various food types while preserving their quality traits, such as flavour. However, resea...
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2024
other
Lately, the inclusion of additional lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains to cheeses is becoming more popular since they can affect cheese's nutritional, technological, and sensory pr...
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2024
gc ms
In this study, determination of aromatic compounds in cheese samples was performed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) using a new adsorbent as a novel coated fiber...
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2024
sensory panel
Aging process has been recognized as one of the means to improve the quality of microbial fermented teas. The evolution of the characteristic stale aroma, a key odorant of microbia...
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2024
aeda
BACKGROUND
Fu Brick tea (FBT) extract has been demonstrated to lower blood lipids, protect liver, and prevent obesity. Despite these benefits, there are no products on the market t...
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2024
International journal of biological macromolecules
other
Trigonella foenum-graecum, known as fenugreek, belongs to the leguminous family of wild growth in Western Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia; its ripe seeds contain a pool o...
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2024
gc ms
Fennel is a popular culinary herb known for its unique flavor. In this study, we identified key aroma-active compounds in fresh fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) and its microgreen...
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2024
MDPI
aeda
As a result of climate change, the phenology of grapes has been altered, mainly by increasing the sugar content and decreasing the acidity of ripe grapes. This shift, when the must...
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2024
other
Determination of Occidental pear (<i>Pyrus communis</i>) ripening is difficult because the appearance of Occidental pears does not change significantly during the ripening process....
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PMID: 38397597
DOI: 10.3390/foods13040620
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2024
other
Essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts have demonstrated inhibitory activity against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria. In this study, the chemical composition of manuka, kanuka...
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PMID: 38370080
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3834
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2024
aroma analysis
Environmental pollution and overfishing of wild spiny loach have led to the increased demand for breeding the fish. However, the nutritional value between the wild and cultivated s...
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2024
pharmacology
Global wine production has grown, resulting in an increase in waste within the industry. This has raised concerns among producers and scientists worldwide, prompting them to seek s...
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PMID: 39593976
DOI: 10.3390/foods13223561
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2024
aeda
This study investigated the changes in the aroma of jasmine tea during storage. Solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME)-gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry (MS) and stir bar sorp...
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PMID: 39200451
DOI: 10.3390/foods13162524
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2024
aeda
Milk thermal treatment, such as pasteurization, high-temperature short-time processing, and the emerging ultra-short-time processing (<0.5 s), are crucial for ensuring milk safety...
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PMID: 39201356
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168670
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2024
other
The fat covered by fat globule membrane is scattered in a water phase rich in lactose and milky protein, forming the original emulsion structure of milk. In order to develop low-fa...
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PMID: 39451324
DOI: 10.3390/gels10100671
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2024
other
The Seed Dispersal Syndrome Hypothesis (SDSH) posits that fruit traits predict the main dispersers interacting with plant species. Mammalian dispersers, relying heavily on olfactor...
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2024
Molecules
gc ms
The study examines the unique production process of Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena PDO (ABTM), emphasizing its complex phases and the impact of raw materials and artisanal...
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2024
gc ms
<i>Botryosphaeria dothidea</i>, a notorious plant pathogen, is responsible for causing chestnut rot during postharvest storage. This research aimed to assess the antifungal propert...
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PMID: 39194852
DOI: 10.3390/jof10080526
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2024
other
Wood chips contain numerous active compounds that can affect the wine's characteristics. They are commonly used in red grape wines, whisky, cherry and brandy, but in fruit wines, p...
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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.