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
<i>Zephyranthes candida</i> is a frequently cultivated ornamental plant containing several secondary metabolites, including alkaloids, flavonoids, and volatile organic compounds (V...
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PMID: 38397175
DOI: 10.3390/genes15020185
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2024
gc ms
Herbaceous peony (<i>Paeonia lactiflora</i>) is a well-known ornamental plant in China, celebrated for its beautiful flowers that can emit fragrances. However, exact molecular mech...
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2024
aroma analysis
<i>Coleus scutellarioides</i> (L.) Benth. is a globally spread species, known for its characteristic spectacularly colorful leaves of decorative value. Thanks to its rich chemical...
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2024
gc ms
The application of shade during plants' growth significantly alters the biochemical compounds of the essential oil (EO). We aimed to analyze the effect of shade on the volatile com...
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2024
aroma analysis
<b>Background:</b> Volatile compounds have a deep influence on the quality and application of the medicinal herb <i>Artemisia argyi</i>; however, little is known about the effect o...
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2024
Applied microbiology and biotechnology
gc ms
This study investigated the potential of endophytic fungi to produce paclitaxel (Taxol®), a potent anticancer compound widely employed in chemotherapy. This research aimed to ident...
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2024
aroma analysis
The market of dry aged meat is rapidly increasing. However, few papers report the impact of specific dry aging parameters on quality and microbiological safety of dry aged meat. In...
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2024
gc ms
Roasted ground coffee has been intentionally adulterated for economic revenue. This work aims to use an untargeted strategy to process SPME-GC-MS data coupled with chemometrics to...
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2024
aroma analysis
Specialty coffee has become increasingly consumed in recent years. The growth of the specialty coffee market has also led to a greater appreciation of the unique flavors and charac...
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2024
aroma analysis
In this study, volatile compounds and α-dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs), such as glyoxal (GO), methylglyoxal (MGO), and diacetyl (DA), were analyzed in Arabica coffee prepared from Ar...
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2024
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
sensory panel
Beyond sensory quality, food-evoked emotions play a crucial role in consumers acceptance and willingness to try, which are essential for product development. The link between ferme...
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2024
Scientific reports
aroma analysis
Arabica coffee is the most popular and best-selling type of coffee. During coffee fermentation, microorganisms are essential for the production of metabolites and volatile compound...
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2024
gc ms
Biji (okara or soybean curd residue), a by-product of soybean processing, contains proteins. In this study, control plant-based patties were compared with patties supplemented with...
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2024
gc ms
Great efforts have been made for controlling multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR). The antibacterial activity of natural products is an effective strategy due to its beneficial effec...
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2024
gc ms
Fermented apple cider is a refreshing alcoholic drink known since ancient times, and it is obtained by fermenting apple fruit juice. Using the standards of alcohol concentration (u...
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2024
aroma analysis
Aging is an important process for improving wine and brandy quality. In this study, the chemical characterization and sensory properties of spine grape brandies were compared after...
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2024
aeda
The aim of this study was to identify the aromatic compounds present in different apple varieties and to gain insights into the changes in the aromatic compounds during ripening. T...
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2024
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
sensory panel
Coffee pulp wines were produced through the mixed fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the flavor and sensory characteristics were comparatively evaluated. A total of 87 v...
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2024
Biomolecules
aroma analysis
Keeving is the removal of nutrients from apple musts due to their binding to pectin, resulting in a slower fermentation and spontaneous arrest. The aim of this study was to determi...
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PMID: 39456255
DOI: 10.3390/biom14101322
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2024
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
Volatilomics is a scientific field concerned with the evaluation of volatile compounds in the food matrix and methods for their identification. This review discusses the main group...
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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.