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.
2023
Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Fragrances are volatile organic compounds widely used in our daily life. Unfortunately, the high volatility required to reach human receptors reduces their persistency in the air....
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PMID: 37102962
DOI: 10.3390/gels9040350
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2023
Lipids in health and disease
other
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Epidemiological evidence on the relationship between exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), both single and mixed, and serum lipid levels is limited, an...
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2023
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) is an essential oil-bearing, pharmacologically valuable medicinal plant growing wild in floodlands that are either not usually used for agricultur...
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2023
Food chemistry
sensory panel
The effects of binary probiotics (Lacticaseibacillus casei CGMCC1.5956 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum CGMCC 1.5953) in conjunction with wolfberry dietary fiber...
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2023
Sheng wu gong cheng xue bao = Chinese journal of biotechnology
other
The estimated new cases of breast cancer (BC) patients were 2.26 million in 2020, which accounted for 11.7% of all cancer patients, making it the most prevalent cancer worldwide. E...
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2023
Toxins
other
Safrole, a 162.2 Da natural compound belonging to the alkenylbenzenes class, is classified as a possible carcinogen to humans by IARC (group IIB) and has proven to be genotoxic and...
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2023
Scientific reports
gc ms
This study aimed to measure the levels of volatile sulfur compounds and investigate the occurrence of halitosis in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis. Additionally, the inc...
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2023
International journal of molecular sciences
pharmacology
This review presents current knowledge on antimicrobial agents that are already used in the food packaging industry. At the beginning, innovative ways of food packaging were discus...
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PMID: 36768788
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032457
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine (TTMP) is an active ingredient of Ligusticum wallichii Franch. It can be used in medicine and food fields. In this study, Bacillus sp. TTMP20 was applie...
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2023
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aroma analysis
Chili paste, is a popular traditional product derived from chili pepper, and its fermentation system is affected by the variable concentration of capsaicin, which originates from t...
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2023
Current microbiology
aeda
Microbial phytases are enzymes that break down phytic acid, an anti-nutritional compound found in plant-based foods. These enzymes which are derived from bacteria and fungi have di...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
The objective of this study was to develop a simultaneous analysis method of furan and its 10 derivatives in different food commodities. The results indicated that furan and its 10...
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2023
Food chemistry
aeda
Furan compounds actively contribute to the characteristics of brandy. Herein, we have attempted to identify and quantify the furan compounds present in brandy using three different...
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2023
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
other
α-Dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs) are readily produced during the heating and storage of foods, mainly through the Maillard reaction, caramelization, lipid-peroxidation, and enzymatic...
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2023
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM
other
RATIONALE: Toluene is a volatile organic compound used in domestic and industrial applications. The main routes of workplace exposure to toluene are inhalation and dermal contact....
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2023
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
sensory panel
The unique odors of yeast proteins (YPs) are decisive for their application in meat substitutes. Sensory evaluation, electronic nose, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfac...
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PMID: 37628135
DOI: 10.3390/foods12163136
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2023
Journal of ethnopharmacology
other
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Garcinia oligantha Merr. is an ethnomedicine plant mainly distributed in Guangdong and Hainan, China. It has the effects of heat-clearing and detoxi...
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2023
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
other
This work compared the flavor evolution of normal-fat (NF) with that of low-fat (LF) Chinese sausage during natural fermentation. Higher degree of lipid oxidation occurred in NF sa...
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2023
Food chemistry
aroma analysis
This study evaluated the inoculation of Meyerozyma guilliermondii and Bacillus licheniformis, separately or in co-culture, in wet-processed conilon coffee. Wet fermentation was con...
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2023
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
sensory panel
Soy whey is becoming a worldwide issue as a liquid waste stream that is often discarded after tofu, soy protein, and soy-based dairy alternative manufacturing. This study establish...
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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.