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.
2022
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
aeda
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world. Curcumin is the main ingredient in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), and is widely used in the food industry. It shows anticancer prop...
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2022
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
aeda
The human body needs calcium and phosphate as essential nutrients to grow bones and teeth, but they are also necessary for many other biochemical purposes (e.g., the biosynthesis o...
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PMID: 36432359
DOI: 10.3390/nano12224075
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2022
gc ms
Peaches are tasty and juicy, with a unique flavor. The flavors of peaches always vary with cultivars. To investigate the physicochemical and aroma characteristics of peaches, the s...
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PMID: 36230020
DOI: 10.3390/foods11192944
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2022
'MDPI AG'
other
Enzymes, also known as biocatalysts, are proteins produced by living cells and found in a wide range of species, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. Due to their specifi...
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2022
other
<h4>Background</h4>Nutrient acquisition and allocation integrate foraging and life-history traits in insects. To compensate for the lack of a particular nutrient at different life...
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2022
pharmacology
<i>Syzygium cumini</i>, locally known as Jamun in Asia, is a fruit-bearing crop belonging to the Myrtaceae family. This study aims to summarize the most recent literature related t...
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PMID: 35159528
DOI: 10.3390/foods11030378
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2022
Scienceline Publication, Ltd
other
The meat industry increasingly considers meat shelf life as a critical problem. Some essential oils contain antibacterial and antioxidant characteristics that help to keep meat saf...
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2022
other
Consumer awareness and demands for quality eco-friendly food products have made scientists determined to concentrate their attention on sustainable advancements in the utilization...
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2022
other
Background: Despite the considerable activity of herbal Essential Oils (EOs) as safe food preservatives, problems such as high volatility, low water solubility, and low stability i...
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2022
other
In this study, tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) the amount of antioxidants and phenolic substances of water-based extracts in various concentrations (25g/L, 50g/L, 100g/L) with...
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2022
gc ms
An improved approach was developed to obtain essential oil, rosmarinic acid, and polysaccharides with sucrose stearate as a green additive from Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. Leave...
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2022
BioMed research international
other
Scientific evidence is mounting that synthetic chemicals used as food additives may have harmful impacts on health. Food additives are chemicals that are added to food to keep it f...
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PMID: 35782077
DOI: 10.1155/2022/6829409
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2022
Journal of dairy science
other
To investigate the effects of acetate, propionate, and pH on thermodynamics of volatile fatty acids (VFA) in the rumen, a dual-flow continuous culture study was conducted to quanti...
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2022
Frontiers in microbiology
other
The primary product of rumen fermentation is acetic acid, and its sodium salt is an excellent energy source for post-partum cows to manage negative energy balance (NEB). However, i...
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2022
Antibiotics
other
Winter savory (Satureja montana L.) is a well-known spice and medicinal plant with a wide range of activities and applications. Two subspecies of S. montana, subsp. montana and sub...
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2022
other
Satureja hortensis L. dünya üzerinde geniş bir coğrafyada doğal olarak yetişen ve ciddi varyasyon gösteren önemli bir tıbbi aromatik bitkidir. Bu araştırma 2016 yılında, İran’ın fa...
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2022
pharmacology
Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic disease characterized by bone metabolism imbalance and bone microstructure destruction, which causes serious social and economic burden. At present,...
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2022
other
Bornyl acetate (BA) is known as a natural aromatic monoterpene ester with a wide range of pharmacological and biological activities. Borneol acetyltransferase (BAT), catalyzing bor...
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2022
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Functional beverages based on herbal extracts are highly demanded products due to the presence of bioactives with promising health benefits and interesting and characteristic senso...
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2022
other
Crocus species are mainly distributed in North Africa, Southern and Central Europe, and Western Asia, used in gardens and parks as ornamental plants, while Crocus sativus L. (saffr...
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PMID: 35198096
DOI: 10.1155/2022/8214821
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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.