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
aeda
Human tegumentary leishmaniasis (HTL) is a serious tropical disease caused by <i>Leishmania amazonensis</i>. Developing new leishmanicidal agents can help overcome current treatmen...
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2023
aroma analysis
This study developed an edible antimicrobial coating using a blend of konjac glucomannan (KGM) and low acyl gellan gum (LAG) hydrogel to incorporate thymol nanoparticles (TKL). The...
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2023
Carbohydrate polymers
other
Fragrance finishing of textiles is receiving substantial interest, with aromatherapy being one of the most popular aspects of personal health care. However, the longevity of aroma...
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2023
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
aeda
BACKGROUND: Astaxanthin is a type of food-derived active ingredient with antioxidant, antidiabetic and non-toxicity functions, but its poor solubility and low bioavailability hinde...
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2023
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
other
A Pickering emulsion was prepared using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and a cinnamaldehyde (CA)/β-CD composite as emulsifiers and corn oil, camellia oil, lard oil, and fish oil as oil phas...
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PMID: 37372577
DOI: 10.3390/foods12122366
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2023
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
other
BACKGROUND: Goat milk has balanced nutritional composition, is conducive to digestion and absorption, and does not easily lead to allergic reactions. However, the special goaty fla...
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2023
gc ms
This research aimed to optimize pressure (10-20 MPa) and temperature (45-60 °C) conditions for supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of Makwaen pepper (Zanthoxylum myriacanthum) ext...
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2023
other
Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile alcohol compounds and are produced as secondary metabolites in plants. Essential oils usually determine the characteristic aroma of...
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2023
other
Pentosidine (PEN) is an advanced glycation end-product (AGEs), where a fluorescent cross-link is formed between lysine and arginine residues in proteins. Accumulation of PEN is ass...
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2023
gc ms
The aim of this study is to optimize the performance conditions used for maximum anti-inflammatory activity and to clarify <i>in vitro</i>anti-inflammatory properties of fermented...
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PMID: 37886428
DOI: 10.1155/2023/5042416
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2023
gc ms
The quality of jasmine tea is related to the volatiles of its infusion. In this study, the volatiles of jasmine tea infusion were extracted under the optimal conditions with a 50/3...
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2023
sensory panel
Scenting tea with <i>Jasminum sambac</i> is beneficial to forming a unique taste of jasmine tea, which is regulated by numerous compounds. To investigate the relationship between m...
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PMID: 37835360
DOI: 10.3390/foods12193708
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2023
Journal of food science
sensory panel
Bioactive packaging can improve the shelf-life of food products and enhance consumer health. It can also alleviate environmental stress on the planet by reducing food waste. Here,...
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2023
other
Tyramides are produced in microgram quantities by males of species in the large Myrmicine ant sub-family (> 7000 species). Tyramides are transferred to female sexuals during mating...
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2023
gc ms
The purpose of this study was to compare the antioxidant activity of litsea cubeba oil (LCO), cinnamon oil (CO), anise oil (AO), and eucalyptus oil (EUC) in vitro. The chemical com...
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2023
other
Ethyl vanillin is an important synthetic flavor that occupies a large market share in food additives. However, the shortcomings in terms of too fast aroma release rate and poor pow...
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2023
other
Remdesivir, a competitive inhibitor of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is the drug of choice for anti-COVID-19 treatment. However, the instability of these substances in plasma...
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2023
other
OENO One | By the International Viticulture and Enology Society 2023 | volume 57–2 | 231*correspondence:[email protected] editor:Vivian ZuffereyReceived: 29 October 202...
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2023
Appetite
other
Project SWEET examined the barriers and facilitators to the use of non-nutritive sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (hereafter "S&SE") alongside potential risks/benefits for health...
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2023
other
Tenderness and taste characteristics of meat are the key determinants of the meat choices of consumers. This review summarizes the contemporary research on the molecular mechanisms...
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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.