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
sensory panel
This study aimed to develop a high-protein and gluten-free laver chip using air-frying and reaction flavor technologies via response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum processi...
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PMID: 38137254
DOI: 10.3390/foods12244450
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2023
gc ms
This paper presents scientific investigations into the materiality and aging behavior of a copy of Dieter Roth's multiple <i>PO<sup>E</sup>METRIE</i> (1968), mainly made of p-PVC c...
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PMID: 38232025
DOI: 10.3390/polym15234558
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2023
aeda
Traditional Keemun black tea is also known as Congou black tea (CF). Over the last three decades, three other types of Keemun black tea (Jinzhen, JZ; Maofeng, MF; Xiangluo, XL) mad...
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2023
other
This study delved into the aroma characteristics of "Qingxiang" oolong tea, analyzing six different cultivars and their processing modes. The findings showed that both cultivars an...
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2023
other
Plant fiber/plastic composites (PPCs) have been widely used in food contact materials (FCMs) for many benefits, such as their claimed better environmental footprint compared to con...
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PMID: 36766206
DOI: 10.3390/foods12030678
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2023
pharmacology
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer and is characterized by high metastatic potential. Despite improvements in early diagnosis and treatment, the mortality...
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2023
pharmacology
Sea buckthorn (<i>Elaeagnus rhamnoides</i>; syn. <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i>) is a thorny shrub or a small tree belonging to the Elaeagnaceae family, native to Eurasia. Sea bucktho...
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2023
gc ms
The purpose of this work was to investigate, for the first time to our knowledge, the chemical composition and bioactivity of methanolic extracts (roots, stems, leaves, and flowers...
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2023
other
<i>Baijiu</i>, one of the world's oldest distilled liquors, is widely consumed globally and has gained increasing popularity in East Asia. However, a comprehensive understanding of...
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PMID: 38231663
DOI: 10.3390/foods12234198
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2023
pharmacology
<i>Clinacanthus nutans</i> is widely used as a traditional medicine in Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia. Although its effectiveness is well documented, its therapeuti...
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2023
other
The saltiness enhancement effect can be produced by adding specific substances to dietary salt (sodium chloride). This effect has been used in salt-reduced food to help people forg...
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PMID: 36991892
DOI: 10.3390/s23063178
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2023
other
The unified bioaccessibility research group of Europe (BARGE) method (UBM) suggests using in vitro experimental conditions for simulating the release of chemicals from confined mat...
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2023
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
other
Polyphenol oxidation is a chemical process impairing food freshness and other desirable qualities, which has become a serious problem in fruit and vegetable processing industry. It...
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2023
gc ms
Bioplastics are promoted as safer alternatives to tackle the long-term persistence of conventional plastics. However, information on the potential release of additives and non-inte...
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2023
pharmacology
Forest-based industries produce huge quantities of bark during their primary processing activities. In Nordic pulp and paper industries, where a wet debarking process is used for b...
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2023
other
Due to their unique coordination structure, dirhodium paddlewheel complexes are of interest in several research fields, like medicinal chemistry, catalysis, etc. Previously, these...
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2023
other
Pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde (Py-2-C) derivatives have been isolated from many natural sources, including fungi, plants (roots, leaves, and seeds), and microorganisms. The well-known d...
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2023
pharmacology
The application of metabolomics to the study of plants is growing because of the current development of analytical techniques. The most commonly used analytical technology driving...
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2023
other
Korean ginseng is a source of functional foods and medicines; however, its productivity is hindered by abiotic stress factors, such as light. This study investigated the impacts of...
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PMID: 37175475
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097768
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2023
other
Asphaltene extracted from heavy oil was oxidized by a mixture of propionic anhydride and hydrogen peroxide at a low temperature of 50 °C. Elemental analysis, infrared analysis, pro...
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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.