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 biology
other
Understanding of the neural bases for complex behaviors in Hymenoptera insect species has been limited by a lack of tools that allow measuring neuronal activity simultaneously in d...
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2023
Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)
other
The cap-pushing response (CPR) is a new free-flying technique used to study learning and memory in honey bees. Bees fly to a target where they push a cap to reveal a hidden food so...
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2023
other
Carbonaceous materials are often proposed for use in restoring soils or sediments contaminated with hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs). However, the contamination of most site...
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2023
aroma analysis
To study the physicochemical properties of micro-nanoparticles (MNPs) in thermoultrasonic treated fishbone soup, it was subjected to ultra-filtration with a 100 kDa ultrafiltration...
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2023
gc ms
Fresh fish is a perishable food in which chemical (namely oxidation) and microbiological degradation result in undesirable odor. Non-processed fish (i.e., raw fish) is increasingly...
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PMID: 37509749
DOI: 10.3390/foods12142657
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2023
sensory panel
Cold-pressed hemp seed oil (CP-HSO) has become available on the market and is gaining popularity mainly for its appeal and nutritional profile. The sensory quality largely depends...
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PMID: 36766191
DOI: 10.3390/foods12030661
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2023
Elsevier
other
‘Weeds from the yard’ is a seasonal dish that has recently been introduced to the menu at Worton Kitchen Garden (WKG), an organic kitchen garden situated on the outskirts of Oxford...
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2023
gc ms
The flavor of fried green onion oil (Allium fistulosum L.) is widely applied and popular in Chinese cuisine. This work aimed to explore the effects of different varieties of vegeta...
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PMID: 37048263
DOI: 10.3390/foods12071442
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2023
International journal of biological macromolecules
other
This study aimed to investigate the potential application of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) extracted from an agricultural waste for encapsulation of oregano essential oil (OEO) and...
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2023
Food chemistry
other
Cashew, hazelnut, peanut, walnut, and almond were used to make nut milk and kefir in this study. Kefir starter culture was used to ferment cow and nut milks. Kefir samples were kep...
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2023
sensory panel
This research aimed to enhance the nutritional and sensory qualities of Balady bread by adding locally Egyptian buckwheat flours, Fagopyrum esculentum (FE) and Fagopyrum tataricum...
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2023
gc ms
Volatiles responsible for aroma and flavor were investigated in the main types of pork consumed in Spain: duroc and white pigs, the latter reared according to organic and conventio...
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2023
Meat science
aroma analysis
A total of 32 fresh hams intended for the Spanish Protected Designation of Origin "Teruel ham" were used to evaluate the impact of gilt immunocastration (vs. entire gilts) on weigh...
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2023
other
The use of mixed culture in the fermentation industry requires more complicated equipment, processes, and monitoring systems; therefore, a single culture may be preferable. This st...
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2023
gc ms
Pacific herring (<i>Clupea pallasii</i>), a cornerstone of marine food webs, generally spawn on marine macroalgae in shallow nearshore areas that are disproportionately at risk fro...
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2023
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aroma analysis
Tropical fruit aromas are prominent in many white wines. The purpose of this work was to determine if winemaking practices could impact the tropical fruit aromas in the Chardonnay...
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2023
other
Molecular technologies, including high-throughput sequencing, have expanded our perception of the microbial world. Unprecedented insights into the composition and function of micro...
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2023
other
In cheese production, microorganisms are usually added at the beginning of the process as primary starters to drive curd acidification, while secondary microorganisms, with other p...
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2023
gc ms
Microorganisms, lipids, and proteins always interact in a complex way in the fish matrix, which becomes a hindrance to evaluate the quality of the individual factors affecting them...
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2023
gc ms
To investigate the relationship between lipid oxidation and the development of volatile compounds (VOCs) in grouper lipid during cold storage, lipids were extracted from grouper as...
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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.