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
gc ms
The botanical origin of honey determines its composition and hence properties and product quality. As a highly valued food product worldwide, assurance of the authenticity of honey...
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2023
gc ms
The genera <i>Prangos</i> Lindl. and <i>Cachrys</i> L., for a long time interpreted as a single genus but today distinct and separate, and both belonging to the majestic Apiaceae f...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Objective</h4>Medicinal plants with fewer side effects and low cost than synthetic medicines are increasingly advised to treat diseases. The present study aimed to identify <i>...
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2023
other
In the quest of recognizing hazardous nitro-aromatic compounds in water, two pyridine-functionalized Schiff-base chemosensors, DMP ((E)-N-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)(pyridin-2-yl)me...
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2023
gc ms
Lignin structure is an important factor affecting the cooking part of the pulping process. In this study, the effect of lignin side chain spatial configuration on cooking performan...
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2023
gc ms
This study explores the implications of a novel germline missense mutation (R38C) in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) subunit B, which has been linked to neurodegenerative disease...
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2023
gc ms
In this study, the effects of origin (Chinese, France, and America), intensity of toasting, and degree of charring on the volatiles of oak whisky barrels were comprehensively inves...
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PMID: 38231733
DOI: 10.3390/foods12234266
Full text on PMC
2023
International journal of biological macromolecules
other
Antibacterial packaging used to control the growth of microorganisms in food is of great value for prolonging the shelf life of food. In this study, a bio-based antibacterial agent...
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2023
pharmacology
Control of food-contaminating fungi, especially pathogens that produce mycotoxins, is problematic since effective method for intervening fungal infection on food crops is often lim...
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2023
gc ms
The nematicidal activity of buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> Moench) on the root-knot nematode <i>Meloidogyne incognita</i> was tested. Dried plant methanol extract presented...
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2023
International journal of antimicrobial agents
other
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, also known as rat lungworm, is an important food-borne zoonotic parasite that causes severe neuropathological damage and symptoms, including eosinophil...
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2023
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
gc ms
In the Wenchang chicken (WC) feeding process, copra meal is often added to improve chicken quality. To determine the effect of feeding with copra meal on the flavor formation of WC...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background and aim</h4>Malaria is a global health issue causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Screening of various traditionally important medicinal plants is a key sour...
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2023
gc ms
Cardamom Essential oils are highly demanded because of their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. Nonetheless, retrieving quality extracts quickly with eff...
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2023
gc ms
Despite their importance in food processing, perfumery and cosmetics, the inheritance of sweet orange aromatic compounds, as well as their yield in the fruit peel, has been little...
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PMID: 37761942
DOI: 10.3390/genes14091800
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2023
other
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on t...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Lagerstroemia caudata is a rare aromatic species native to southeastern China, but its floral scent properties and release dynamics remain unclear. This study is the first systemat...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the major complex mechanism that causes the failure of chemotherapy, especially with drugs of natural origin such as doxorubicin (DOX). Intracellular...
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2023
gc ms
The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic and Non-Food Products has identified 26 compounds that may cause contact allergy in consumers when present in concentrations above certain lega...
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PMID: 36984931
DOI: 10.3390/mi14030524
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2023
gc ms
The primary objective of this research work was to study the antibacterial effects of <i>Cupressus funebris</i> essential oil (EO) against various drug resistant bacterial pathogen...
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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.