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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Preprint · Zenodo · CC BY 4.0
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
Food & function
other
Mulberry pomace is rich in phytochemicals, but there are few studies on its utilization as a by-product. Natural foods containing phytochemicals can alleviate the toxic effects of...
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2023
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
gc ms
This study was conducted to extract the essential oils (EOs) of Caccinia macranthera identify their phytochemicals, evaluate their phytotoxicity, antimicrobial activity and enzyme...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Qizhi Xiangfu Pills (QXPs) are a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used clinically for qi stagnation and blood stasis. The current quality control of QXPs in th...
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2023
Frontiers in Plant Science
other
IntroductionAinaxiang (Blumea balsamifera (Linn.) DC.) is cultivated for the extraction of (-)-borneol and other pharmaceutical raw materials due to its abundant volatile oil. Howe...
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2023
other
<i>Valeriana jatamansi</i> is a high value perennial herb that grows at an altitude of 1000-3000 MASL in the Indian Himalayan Region and is used in the Ayurvedic, Unani and Chinese...
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2023
aeda
<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> (family Asteraceae), due to its various beneficial health effects, represents an important plant in the traditional medicine of Mediterranean countries....
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PMID: 36832877
DOI: 10.3390/foods12040802
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2023
gc ms
This research was designed to investigate the metabolite profiling, phenolics, and flavonoids content as well as the potential nematicidal properties of decoction (ZpDe), orange-ye...
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2023
pharmacology
<i>Perilla frutescens</i>, an annual herb of the Labiatae family, has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years. <i>P. frutescens</i> is the one of the first medicinal and...
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2023
aeda
The consumption of black garlic has been related to a decreased risk of many human diseases due to the presence of phytochemicals such as organosulfur compounds (OSCs). However, in...
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2023
Meat and Muscle Biology
sensory panel
To explore the effects of lean source on the flavor of ground beef patties, beef inside rounds (n=9) were procured from each of the following treatment groups: commodity upper two-...
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2023
International journal of molecular sciences
pharmacology
There is growing concern about the use of plastic in packaging for food materials, as this results in increased plastic waste materials in the environment. To counter this, alterna...
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PMID: 36902381
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054951
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2023
pharmacology
Inflammation is a protective mechanism against harmful stimuli. There are two types of inflammation, acute and chronic, and severe diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cance...
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2023
Polymers
other
The inefficient reuse and recycling of plastics-and the current surge of medical and take-out food packaging use during the pandemic-have exacerbated the environmental burden. This...
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PMID: 37514498
DOI: 10.3390/polym15143108
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2023
gc ms
Nowadays, the administration of cholinesterase enzyme (acetylcholinesterase: AChE and butyrylcholinesterase: BuChE) inhibitors is very common for the symptomatic treatment of Alzhe...
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2023
gc ms
Velvet antler is a precious traditional Chinese medicine used for thousands of years. This study investigated the anti-colitis effects of water extracts of Formosan sambar deer (SV...
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2023
other
Fermented foods are part of the staple diet in many different countries and populations and contain various probiotic microorganisms and non-digestible prebiotics. Fermentation is...
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PMID: 36768984
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032665
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2023
other
<h4>Objectives</h4><i>Murraya paniculata</i> (family-Rutaceae), popularly known as orange jasmine, is the most important evergreen plant. The Rutaceae family is economically signif...
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2023
Food chemistry
other
The effects of different fermentation times (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 days) on the physicochemical properties and flavor components of fermented Aurantii Fructus (FAF) were evaluated....
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2023
other
This study is aimed to explore the feasibility of ultrasound on enhancing the fermentation properties of ginkgo kernel juice by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Y2. Specifically, ultr...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>The plants from Salvia genus contain widely distributed species which have been used in folk medicine as well as pharmaceutical and food industries.<h4>Methods</...
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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.