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
other
<h4>Introduction</h4>Public procurement of food is key to ensuring proper nutrition with high-quality products in public institutions such as schools and kindergartens. However, it...
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2023
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This study aimed to determine chemical composition and assess exposure in flavored milk among Chinese residents, based on risk assessment methodologies of acceptable daily intake (...
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PMID: 37297397
DOI: 10.3390/foods12112151
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2023
Elsevier
aroma analysis
Revising the production of kombucha, this investigation focused on the utilization of a custom-designed starter
culture, aiming to establish a consistent, probiotic-rich beverage...
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2023
aroma analysis
Kombuchas are a trend in the fermented beverage field and the effect of fermentation time on their characteristics is necessary to better understand the process, mainly concerning...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
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At the dawn of a food transition encouraging the consumption of healthy and sustainable non-dairy probiotic products, the development of a fermented functional drink based on Sobac...
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2023
aeda
In this study, liquid-liquid extraction-solvent assisted flavor evaporation (LLE-SAFE), headspace solid phase microextraction extraction (HS-SPME), gas chromatography-quadrupole-ma...
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2023
Frontiers in Microbiology
aroma analysis
IntroductionAdding a fermentation medium is an effective way to improve the quality of cigar tobacco leaves.MethodsA novel microbial fermentation medium produced by an edible medic...
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2023
Food chemistry
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Doubanjiang is a well-known fermented condiment in China, but the high-salt concentration in its traditional manufacture process greatly lengthens the fermentation time, and leads...
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2023
Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Soy sauce is an Oriental fermented condiment, and key ingredient in many Asian cuisines. As consumers around the world are becoming more adventurous with their eating choices and p...
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2023
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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In the era of Omics, metabolomics and metaproteomics have emerged as powerful tools for the deep analysis of the fermentation of various foods. These two are relatively new in the...
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2023
Food microbiology
aroma analysis
To investigate the fermentative characteristics of Bacillus and lactic acid bacteria, the key microbes known to be involved in doenjang-meju (a Korean traditional fermented soybean...
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2023
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Much has been written about the multifaceted significance of food and eating from an anthropological perspective; the same can be said about the role of food in collective identity...
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2023
aroma analysis
This study aimed to determine the influence of using black garlic (BG) at different levels on organic volatile compounds in heat-treated sucuk (HTS), a semi dry fermented sausage....
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PMID: 37893769
DOI: 10.3390/foods12203876
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2023
aeda
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) and ultra-high performance liquid chromato...
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2023
gc ms
This study used gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods to examine the impact of cooking methods and donenes...
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PMID: 36765976
DOI: 10.3390/foods12030446
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2023
Elsevier
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Cinnamon has long been a popular culinary (and medicinal) spice. Nowadays, in the West, it is predominantly found in sweet foods (e.g., desserts, traditional, and/or seasonal baked...
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2023
Elsevier
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Coriander is one of the most interesting of herbs/spices given the polarizing (or bivalent) responses that the fresh leaf evokes in people. While many people appreciate the citrusy...
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2023
other
In this study, umami taste intensity (UTI) and umami taste components in chicken breast (CB) and
chicken-spices blends were characterized using sensory and instrumental analysis....
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2023
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Dongcai is loved for its delicious flavor and nutritional value. The microorganisms in Dongcai play a vital role in their flavor, quality, and safety, and the microbial communities...
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PMID: 37174293
DOI: 10.3390/foods12091753
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2023
other
(Background) Culinary cultures undergo dramatic changes due to globalization; however, the shift in the use of culinary spices and herbs is little documented. We aimed to list seas...
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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.