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
PloS one
other
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) is an aromatic plant, and its oil has diverse applications in medicine, food, and cosmetics. Patchouli alcohol is the principal bioactive constituent...
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2023
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
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Patchoulol is an important sesquiterpene alcohol with a strong and lasting odor, which has led to prominent applications in perfumes and cosmetics. In this study, systematic metabo...
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2023
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
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Patchoulol is an important sesquiterpenoid in the volatile oil of Pogostemon cablin, and is also considered to be the main contributing component to the pharmacological efficacy an...
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2023
other
<h4>Introduction</h4>Spearmint essential oil is a valuable medical and food product. Spearmint essential oil is effective for the treatment of flatulence, indigestion, nausea, and...
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2023
gc ms
Various antibiotics are available, including gentamicin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and streptomycin, but they have some restrictions. Many microorganisms are resist...
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2023
other
<h4>Background</h4>The genus Artemisia of the Asteraceae family has different species that are used in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, including cancers due to the prese...
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2023
gc ms
Clove (<i>Syzygium aromaticum</i>) being a most valuable spice, produce stems and leaves as by-products during processing. This study aimed to valorize these by-products as potenti...
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2023
gc ms
<i>Plectranthus ornatus</i> is a medicinal and aromatic plant used in traditional and alternative medicine. In this study, leaves of <i>P. ornatus</i> were collected in two cities...
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2023
gc ms
Amazonian flora includes several species with the potential to develop pharmaceutical and biotechnological products. The essential oils from Amazonian species possess some biologic...
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2023
Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Codonopsis Radix, a traditional Chinese medicine in China, has great medicinal and scientific value. Moreover, it can also be used as a health product in daily diet. This paper rev...
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2023
gc ms
<i>Artemisia argyi</i> H. Lév. and Vaniot is a variety of Chinese mugwort widely cultured in central China. <i>A. verlotorum</i> Lamotte, another variety of Chinese mugwort, has be...
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2023
other
<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L. is a plant with a wide range of potential medicinal applications. In recent years, polyploidy has gained attention as a potential strategy for rapidly imp...
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2023
gc ms
The fruits of <i>Amomum kravanh</i>, <i>Citrus hystrix</i> and <i>Piper nigrum</i> 'Kampot' are traditionally used as spices in Cambodian cuisine. In this study, the chemical compo...
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2023
gc ms
Aquilaria malaccensis is a tropical woody tree that produces agarwood, which is valued for its aromatic properties. Agarwood is widely used in traditional medicines and the cosmeti...
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2023
gc ms
The essential oils of three medicinally important <i>Curcuma</i> species (<i>Curcuma alismatifolia</i>, <i>Curcuma aromatica</i> and <i>Curcuma xanthorrhiza</i>) were extracted usi...
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2023
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
gc ms
This study comprehensively analyzed the active components of Sanhan Huashi Formula using qualitative and quantitative mass spectrometry techniques, laying the foundation for unders...
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2023
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
gc ms
In this study, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) were combined with...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Artemisia vulgaris is an enormously useful aromatic plant known for its insecticidal, antifungal, parasiticidal, and medicinal values. The main aim of this study is to investigate...
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2023
aeda
Industrial use of ginger after peeling results in large amounts of agro-waste. To provide a basic reference for the sustainable processing of ginger products as a spice, we investi...
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2023
Natural product research
gc ms
In the present study, the volatile components and cytotoxic, antibacterial, antioxidant, and antiprotozoal activities of the essential oil obtained from the leaves of Eugenia stipi...
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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.