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
This study aimed to increase the bioactivity of essential oils by fractionation, combination, and emulsification. In this regard, pharmaceutical quality <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</...
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2023
other
The use of the synthetic drugs has increased in the last few decades; however, these drugs exhibit various side effects. Scientists are therefore seeking alternatives from natural...
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2023
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
gc ms
Sesquiterpene synthases convert farnesyl diphosphate into various sesquiterpenes, which find wide applications in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Although numero...
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2023
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Citrus grandis 'Tomentosa,' a fruit epicarp of <i>C. grandis</i> 'Tomentosa' or <i>C. grandis</i> (L.) Osbeck is widely used in health food and medicine. Based o...
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2023
gc ms
Ecuador is one of the major cocoa producers worldwide, but its productivity has lately been affected by diseases. Endophytic biocontrol agents have been used to minimize pathogenic...
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2023
gc ms
<i>Agathis</i> species are widely distributed around Southeast Asia, Australasia, South Pacific islands, and etc. Traditionally, <i>Agathis</i> species have been used as the folk m...
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2023
gc ms
Seven essential oil samples of two endemic species of Malagasy sage, <i>Salvia sessilifolia</i> Baker and <i>Salvia leucodermis</i> Baker, were investigated via GC(RI), GC-MS and <...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Lavender is a valued plant due to its cosmetic, perfumery, culinary, and health benefits. A wide range of applications is related to the composition of bioactive compounds, the qua...
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2023
Metabolites
sensory panel
Basil (Ocimum L.) is widely used as a flavor ingredient, however research on basil flavor is limited. In the current study, nine basil species were selected, including Ocimum basil...
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2023
Biomedical chromatography : BMC
gc ms
This study was designated to investigate the chemical composition, the antifungal activity and antibiofilm properties of Glycyrrhiza foetida (Desf.) growing in Tunisia and recogniz...
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2023
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
other
Oolong tea has gained great popularity in China due to its pleasant floral and fruity aromas. Although numerous studies have investigated the aroma differences across various tea c...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Sesquiterpenoids, an important class of natural products possessing three isoprene-derived units, are widely distributed across plants and have a variety of biological activities....
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2023
Journal of ethnopharmacology
gc ms
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The fruit of Kadsura coccinea (Lem.) A. C. Smith is an ethnomedicine used to treat abnormal menstruation, menopausal syndrome, and female infertilit...
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2023
gc ms
The current study sought to determine the anxiolytic, antidepressant, and anti-inflammatory properties of distilled water-soluble extract of beehive (WSE-BH). Gas chromatography-ma...
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2023
other
Most <i>Candida</i> species are opportunistic pathogens with the ability to form biofilms, which increases their resistance to antifungal drug therapies and the host immune respons...
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2023
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
This study has developed a production method for high-quality Genova tea with excellent antioxidant properties. The antioxidant properties of each part of the Genova basil plant (i...
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PMID: 37107458
DOI: 10.3390/foods12081663
Full text on PMC
2023
gc ms
Instant dark tea (IDT) was prepared by liquid-state fermentation inoculating Eurotium cristatum. The changes in the volatile compounds and characteristic aroma of IDT during fermen...
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2023
other
This study aims to optimize the processing of <i>Myristica fragrans</i> Houtt. by talcum powder simmering using single-factor and orthogonal experimental methods, and the overall d...
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2023
aroma analysis
<i>Asarum</i> essential oil (AEO) has been shown to have good pharmacological activities for the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, but increasing the dose may cause toxicity...
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2023
gc ms
A huge amount of orange peel waste is annually discharged into the environment. Processing of this waste for the control of post-harvest fruit diseases can reduce environmental pol...
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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.