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
Yellowhorn (<i>Xanthoceras sorbifolium</i> Bunge) is a unique oilseed tree in China with high edible and medicinal value. However, the application potential of yellowhorn has not b...
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PMID: 38672945
DOI: 10.3390/foods13081274
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2024
sensory panel
Lack of acidity is the main reason for the spoilage of cherry wine, and for insufficient aroma and mouthfeel. In this study, the initial acidity of cherry purees was adjusted to 3....
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PMID: 39682974
DOI: 10.3390/foods13233902
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2024
aeda
Lushan Yunwu tea (LSYWT) is a famous green tea in China. However, the effects of intercropping tea with flowering cherry on the overall aroma of tea have not been well understood....
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PMID: 38672924
DOI: 10.3390/foods13081252
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2024
aroma analysis
This study focused on isolating and characterising autochthonous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from spontaneously fermented Chinese bayberry (CB) and their potential application in CB...
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2024
aeda
Aroma is a key sensory factor in the flavor evaluation of pak choi (<i>Brassica rapa</i> L. ssp. <i>chinensis</i> var. Makino). The pak choi varieties Xiangqingcai (XQC) and Xiuhua...
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2024
gc ms
This study employed mixed bacterial strains to ferment seabuckthorn seed meal into peptides, and conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the growth adaptive conditions, molecular w...
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2024
gc ms
Effects of braising duration on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and lipids in chicken were investigated. Aroma profiles identified by an electronic nose were effective in differe...
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2024
Journal of environmental management
other
This study aims to evaluate whether different doses of Bacillus-based inoculum inoculated in chicken manure and sawdust composting will provide distinct effects on the co-regulatio...
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2024
Grasas y Aceites
gc ms
This investigation aims to reveal the physico-chemical properties and volatile profiles of essential oils derived from chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) by employing both hydrodisti...
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2024
gc ms
In this study, we conducted tests on the seeds from four Taiwanese native <i>Camellia</i> species (<i>C. japonica</i>, <i>C. furfuracea</i>, <i>C. laufoshanensis</i>, and <i>C. for...
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PMID: 39200538
DOI: 10.3390/foods13162610
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2024
aroma analysis
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of tomato pomace (TP) on the content of volatile compounds and L-carnitine and the sensory characteristics of raw fermented sausages...
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2024
The plant genome
other
Salvia hispanica L. (Chia), a member of the Lamiaceae, is an economically important crop in Mesoamerica, with health benefits associated with its seed fatty acid composition. Chia...
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2024
Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
gc ms
INTRODUCTION: Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is a plant from the Lamiaceae family that has been used as ancestral food, medicine, and oil, with culinary, artistic, and religious purpos...
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2024
Medicina
gc ms
INTRODUCTION: Chia and flax seeds are rich in alphalinolenic acid (ALA), which is bioconverted into the active derivatives eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) having m...
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2024
aeda
<h4>Background</h4>As albino tea under the geographical protection of agricultural products, Zheng'an Bai tea is not only rich in amino acids, polyphenols and other beneficial comp...
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2024
aroma analysis
Chestnut (<i>Castanea mollissima</i>) is an economically important forest tree species, and its flowers possess functions such as repelling mosquitoes, killing bacteria, and cleari...
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2024
sensory panel
Yellowing is the key processing technology of yellow tea, and environmental conditions have a significant impact on the yellowing process. In this study, volatile compounds of the...
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PMID: 39456345
DOI: 10.3390/foods13203283
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2024
sensory panel
Abstract As an important process for enhancing aroma of Wuyi rock tea, roasting has gradually been applied to the processing of bud green tea (BGT). However, there is a lack of com...
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PMID: 39554330
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4249
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2024
aeda
Chinese Xiaokeng green tea (XKGT) possesses elegant and fascinating aroma characteristics, but its key odorants are still unknown. In this study, 124 volatile compounds in the XKGT...
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2024
gc ms
Light is a crucial environmental factor that profoundly influences the growth and development of plants. However, the precise mechanisms by which light affects biochemical processe...
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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.