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
More original analyses in queue — Rychlik integration writeup and per-compound OAV audits.
2026
other
Oral perception during food and beverage consumption results from the integration of multiple sensory processes and is inherently complex. Current knowledge of oral perception is p...
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2026
gc ms
Olive leaves, a by-product of the olive oil industry, represent an interesting underutilized raw material for the preparation of herbal teas. However, processing conditions, partic...
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PMID: 41683081
DOI: 10.3390/foods15030496
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2026
gc ms
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of selected agri-food by-products-apple pomace extract from <i>Malus domestica</i> cv. 'Grochówka' and Roman chamomile (<i>Chama...
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2026
gc ms
While the sturgeon farming industry is renowned for its valuable caviar, sturgeon muscle tissue remains an underutilized byproduct. The present investigation evaluated the physiolo...
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2026
Scientific reports
gc ms
Caviar/roe, widely valued in modern cuisine, is little characterized regarding its complete metabolite composition. Existing studies focused primarily on specific classes e.g., lip...
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2026
other
Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita moschata</i> and <i>Cucurbita maxima</i>) is a nutrient-rich vegetable, yet cooking-induced changes in comprehensive quality attributes across cultivars remai...
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2026
gc ms
Aquaponic systems are among the sustainable approaches for combining fish farming and plant cultivation and have been proposed as potentially economically viable food production te...
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2026
Fish physiology and biochemistry
other
This study investigated the protective effects of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) supplementation on metabolic disturbances induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) in juvenile channel catfish (I...
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2026
Food chemistry
aroma analysis
The effects of ultrasonic-assisted rinsing (UAR) processes on the gel properties and odor profiles of Channel Catfish surimi were investigated, with traditional single water rinsin...
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2026
aeda
Brazilian seasonings exhibit a rich variety of flavors that are largely attributed to terpenes. However, the systematic identification of the key aroma-active terpenes in these sea...
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2026
gc ms
<i>Cinnamomum cassia</i>, a commercially valuable aromatic medicinal plant, is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical and perfume industries. Here, we characterizd the metabolites...
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2026
aeda
Consumer demand is growing for traceable, high-quality <i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> with defined sensory attributes. However, research linking cultivar morphology to these specific fla...
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2026
Food chemistry
sensory panel
Traditional Chinese spiced pork is renowned for its appealing flavor, which conventionally relies on substantial amount of spice addition. To achieve more cost-effective production...
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2026
gc ms
Microplastic (MPs) pollution in soil has been increasingly reported worldwide; however, data from Thailand remain very scarce, and the issue is largely unexplored. This study addre...
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2026
other
Crop yield losses stemming from pathogen infection and pests constitute 10%-40% of the potential annual total world crop production. Biological control agents have gained prominenc...
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PMID: 41731961
DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.70254
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2026
other
The increasing demand for healthy non-conventional probiotic foods has positioned plant-based milk analogs as viable alternatives to traditional dairy products. In these matrices,...
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2026
gc ms
The sustainable conversion of lignocellulosic residues into renewable fuels and chemicals is vital to advancing a circular bioeconomy. This study presents a dual-scale thermochemic...
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PMID: 41635765
DOI: 10.1039/d5ra08244g
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2026
other
The processing of cashew apple in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast region, generates tons of by-products. This scenario highlights a significant waste of material with bioacti...
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2026
gc ms
Background: Cashew apple is a rich source of essential nutrients, including vitamin C, natural sugars (fructose and sucrose), dietary fiber, flavonoids, carotenoids, total polyphen...
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2026
gc ms
Agri-food industries generate substantial quantities of side streams such as peels, pods, seeds, and leaves. Traditionally regarded as waste, these by-products are now recognized a...
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PMID: 41683152
DOI: 10.3390/foods15030565
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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.