Peer-Reviewed Research Database

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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

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2023 Journal of agricultural and food chemistry aroma analysis

Volatile Compound Release from Oak Chips in Model Wine Media: Combined Influence of Toasting Degree, Size, Time of Contact, and Ethanol Content.

The effects of size, toasting degree, and time of contact on the release of volatile compounds from Quercus alba (L.) chips during a simulated fermentation and post-fermentative pr... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37664949 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03469

2023 International immunopharmacology other

Cedrol, a Ginger-derived sesquiterpineol, suppresses estrogen-deficient osteoporosis by intervening NFATc1 and reactive oxygen species.

Osteoporosis is a prevalent bone metabolic disease in menopause, and long-term medication is accompanied by serious side effects. Ginger, a food spice and traditional medicine with... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36842234 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.109893

2023 Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry gc ms

Identification and validation of volatile organic compounds in bile for differential diagnosis of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Early and differential diagnosis of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCCA) is highly challenging. This study aimed to evaluate whether volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in bile sampl... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36716909 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117235

2023 aroma analysis

Uncovering molecular mechanisms involved in microbial volatile compounds-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Microbial volatile compounds (mVCs) may cause stomatal closure to limit pathogen invasion as part of plant innate immune response. However, the mechanisms of mVC-induced stomatal c... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37985583 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01379-9

2023 International journal of molecular sciences pharmacology

Environmental Stimuli and Phytohormones in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis: A Comprehensive Review.

Anthocyanin accumulation in plants plays important roles in plant growth and development, as well as the response to environmental stresses. Anthocyanins have antioxidant propertie... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38003605 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216415 Full text on PMC

2023 Frontiers in plant science other

Abscisic acid biosynthesis, metabolism and signaling in ripening fruit.

Fruits are highly recommended nowadays in human diets because they are rich in vitamins, minerals, fibers and other necessary nutrients. The final stage of fruit production, known... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38126013 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1279031 Full text on PMC

2023 Food science and biotechnology gc ms

Comparative analysis of the volatile components in Chinese breast milk from three regions.

UNLABELLED: In this study, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with Partial least squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was used to analyze the volatiles in Chine... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37123065 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-022-01235-4 Full text on PMC

2023 Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) gc ms

Analysis of the Differences in Volatile Organic Compounds in Different Muscles of Pork by GC-IMS.

As the main consumed meat of Chinese residents, pork has a unique flavor, but the internal volatile organic compounds that cause the flavor differences between pork muscles are not... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36838714 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041726 Full text on PMC

2023 The Science of the total environment other

Food waste anaerobic digestion plants: Underestimated air pollutants and control strategy.

Food waste management is an important global issue, and anaerobic digestion (AD) is a sustainable technology for treating food waste and developing a circular economy. Odor and hea... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37572914 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166143

2023 gc ms

Performance evaluation of E-nose and E-tongue combined with machine learning for qualitative and quantitative assessment of bear bile powder.

Bear bile powder (BBP) is a valuable animal-derived product with a huge adulteration problem on market. It is a crucially important task to identify BBP and its counterfeit. Electr... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37199792 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04740-5 Full text on PMC

2023 other

A Reinforcement Learning Framework to Discover Natural Flavor Molecules.

Flavor is the focal point in the flavor industry, which follows social tendencies and behaviors. The research and development of new flavoring agents and molecules are essential in... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36981074 DOI: 10.3390/foods12061147 Full text on PMC

2023 Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology other

A review of the bioactive components and pharmacological properties of Lavandula species.

Lavandula species is a flowering plant that is common in Europe and across the Mediterranean. Lavender has many health benefits for humans. In addition to its use in herbal medicin... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36773055 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02392-x Full text on PMC

2023 Polymers aeda

Sorafenib-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Applications and Perspectives.

As a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved molecular-targeted chemotherapeutic drug, sorafenib (SF) can inhibit angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation, leading to improved... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37376284 DOI: 10.3390/polym15122638 Full text on PMC

2023 Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP other

Conformational diversity and environmental implications of trans-2-pentenal.

This study investigates the conformational intricacies of trans-2-pentenal (trans-2PA), a significant biogenic volatile organic compound. To unveil its potential implications in at... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37869992 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04204a

2023 Journal of the science of food and agriculture gc ms

Effect of thermal process on the key aroma components of green tea with chestnut-like aroma.

BACKGROUND: Chestnut-like aroma is one of the unique qualities of Chinese green tea and has become an important factor influencing consumer decisions. However, the chemical formati... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36054006 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12177

2023 Biotechnology advances other

Bacterial volatile organic compounds as biopesticides, growth promoters and plant-defense elicitors: Current understanding and future scope.

Bacteria emit a large number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the environment. VOCs are species-specific and their emission depends on environmental conditions, such as gr... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36513315 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108078

2023 Insects other

Effects of Methyl Jasmonate Fumigation on the Growth and Detoxification Ability of Spodoptera litura to Xanthotoxin.

Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a volatile substance derived from jasmonic acid (JA), and it responds to interbiotic and abiotic stresses by participating in interplant communication. D... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36835714 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020145 Full text on PMC

2023 Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP other

A zinc-containing porphyrin aluminum MOF in sorption of diethyl sulfide vapor: mechanistic experimental and computational study.

We report a mechanistic study of the interactions in the sorption of volatile organic sulfur compound (VOSC) diethyl sulfide (DES) by zinc porphyrin aluminum MOF (actAl-MOF-TCPPZn)... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37971379 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03779g

2023 Biochimie other

Skatole: A thin red line between its benefits and toxicity.

Skatole (3-methylindole) is a heterocyclic compound naturally found in the feces of vertebrates and is produced by certain flowers. Skatole has been used in specific products of th... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36586563 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.12.014

2023 La Clinica terapeutica other

Nutrigenomics: SNPs correlated to Food Preferences and Susceptibilities.

BACKGROUND: Nutrigenomics explores the intricate interplay between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), food preferences, and susceptibilities. METHODS: This study delves into t... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37994767 DOI: 10.7417/CT.2023.2490

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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.