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.
2026
other
This narrative historical review assesses the relationship between personality traits and the preference for spicy foods. While genetic, cultural, and personality factors have all...
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PMID: 41683146
DOI: 10.3390/foods15030559
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2026
other
Literature suggests that umami, Maillard reaction, and flavor complexity could contribute to sensorial acceptability of plant-based alternatives, but that was yet to be tested. Two...
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PMID: 41897737
DOI: 10.3390/foods15061015
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2026
gc ms
Armillaria luteo-virens is a popular culinary ingredient, with its flavor being highly dependent on the cooking procedure. Volatile compounds in Armillaria luteo-virens prepared us...
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2026
pharmacology
<h4>Background and aims</h4>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by intestinal barrier disruption and dysregulated interactions between host immunity and gut microbiot...
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2026
pharmacology
Algae exhibit diverse biological activities, and they are also natural resources with the potential for large-scale production. As a result, research on algae has progressed, and t...
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2026
gc ms
Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue. Lipid metabolism disorders may contribute to osteoporosis in postmenopausal wome...
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PMID: 41158021
DOI: 10.1002/lipd.70006
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2026
pharmacology
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive malignancy of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells characterized by profound metabolic dysregulation. Pyrimidine biosynthesis has e...
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2026
gc ms
This study aimed to produce the hydrolysates of Xuanwei ham bone using enzymatic hydrolysis assisted by microwave and ultrasound pretreatment. A back propagation artificial neural...
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2026
Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins
gc ms
Clostridium butyricum (CB), a commensal gut bacterium with established probiotic properties, has demonstrated therapeutic potential in diverse human and animal pathologies. Despite...
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2026
aeda
FABP4 (fatty acid-binding protein 4) is a lipid chaperone and secreted adipokine linking dysregulated fatty acid handling with inflammation, cellular stress, and insulin resistance...
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PMID: 41683732
DOI: 10.3390/ijms27031306
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2026
aeda
Aronia melanocarpa, renowned as the "king of anthocyanins", exhibits pronounced acidity, astringency, and amygdalin-derived bitterness in its berries, severely restricting its food...
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2026
pharmacology
This study investigated the potential of exosomes derived from five edible mushrooms (M-ELNs) as a novel natural additive for improving the quality and safety of chicken sausages....
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2026
other
Timely detection of stipe rot disease is crucial for ensuring the yield and quality of <i>Morchella sextelata</i> (morel). In this study, we propose a volatile-enhanced Fourier tra...
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2026
other
Wild, edible lamb's ear mushrooms (Morchella spp.) are highly nutritious and have a distinctive aroma, making them popular worldwide. This study compared the nutritional compositio...
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2026
sensory panel
The purpose of this study was to valorize green pea cooking water (aquafaba) as a foaming agent in sorbet samples using with persimmon. Significant amount (22.34% ±1.22) of protein...
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2026
sensory panel
The utilization of aquafaba, the cooking water of chickpeas, as a vegan egg-replacer is limited by its beany aroma. To improve its sensory properties, aquafaba was subjected to fer...
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2026
aroma analysis
Drying is a critical processing step in the production of Camellia nitidissima Chi (CN)-scented tea. We investigated the effects of hot-air drying (HAD) and vacuum freeze-drying (V...
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2026
gc ms
In this study, 10 popular commercial oat milk samples were analyzed for sensory quality and flavor chemistry using the Ideal Profile Method (IPM), electronic nose (E-nose), and gas...
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2026
Journal of food science
sensory panel
Oat milk is one of the most popular plant-based milk alternatives in today's market. The objective of this study was to identify the sensory drivers of like and dislike for oat mil...
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2026
gc ms
A high-throughput targeted quantification method based on GC-MS/MS was established to determine 156 trace volatile aroma compounds (TVACs) in Sauce-flavor Baijiu. The method showed...
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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.