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
pharmacology
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), insects from the family Blattidae have a long history of application, and their related active compounds have excellent pharmacological prope...
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2022
other
Purple sweet potato is considered as a healthy food because of its high anthocyanins. To understand the coloring mechanism and quality change between purple-fleshed sweet potato (c...
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2022
Food chemistry
other
The copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) click reaction has becoming noticeable in the field of analytical chemistry. Mild reaction conditions, simple operation,...
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2022
pharmacology
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of metabolites was performed by metabolomics comparation on the pericarps of four varieties of <i>Zanthoxylum bungeanum</i> Maxim. The <i>Za...
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2022
Journal of food science and technology
other
UNLABELLED: The tocotrienols (T3) are the vitamin E family members with excellent antioxidant properties and prevent autocatalytic lipid peroxidation. Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (P...
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2022
Genes
other
Brown rice is composed of rice bran, pericarp, seed coat, and aleurone layers, and the rice bran layer contains a large number of substances useful for the human body, such as diet...
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PMID: 35205255
DOI: 10.3390/genes13020210
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2022
gc ms
High-quality wines in industrial winemaking frequently require a professional winemaker to make adjustments according to the wine of single-batch fermentation. Blending can improve...
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PMID: 36359945
DOI: 10.3390/foods11213332
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2022
Toxins
other
Aflatoxin is a threatening mycotoxin primarily present in the agricultural environment, especially in food and feedstuff, and poses significant global health risks. Aflatoxins are...
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2022
other
Inflammation is an immune response that protects against harmful stimuli. However, severe inflammation can cause many diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and arthritis. In this stu...
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2022
Polymers
pharmacology
The main objective of this work is the development of new active films based on yeast cell wall obtained by high-pressure homogenization (YCW-H) supplemented with naphtho-γ-pyrone...
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PMID: 35631947
DOI: 10.3390/polym14102066
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2022
Frontiers in physiology
other
The olfactory system is an important component of insect behavior and is vital for survival and reproduction. However, the genomic characterization and molecular basis of the olfac...
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2022
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Maltol (3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone) is used widely as a food and cosmetic supplement, and it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Inflammasome causes the maturation a...
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2022
gc ms
The present work aimed to chemically characterize and evaluate the antiradical power and biological effects of <i>Citrus medica</i> var. <i>sarcodactylus</i> essential oil (EO) and...
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2022
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Strawberry leaves are considered a valuable waste material; so far, mainly due to their antioxidant properties. Since the annual production of this crop is high, our study aimed to...
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2022
gc ms
Smoked horsemeat sausage is a famous fermented traditional food in Xinjiang, China. However, the microbial diversity and its potential contributions to the flavor components of smo...
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2022
Journal of food biochemistry
pharmacology
Walnut diaphragm is defined as a dry wood septum located between the walnut shell and kernel. In this work, seven phenolic compounds from walnut diaphragm were purified and charact...
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2022
gc ms
<title>Abstract</title> <p>The subfamily Gonyleptinae is the second largest in Gonyleptidae, harboring over 100 species. Gonyleptinae is polyphyletic, nestled in the clade K92, an...
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2022
pharmacology
The genus <i>Cajanus</i> (Family: Fabaceae) consists of approximately 37 species, and <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (<i>C. cajan</i>) is a significant member of the genus. It is a commercia...
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2022
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
The exploration of new bioactive compounds from natural resources as alternatives to synthetic chemicals has recently attracted the attention of scientists and researchers. To our...
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2022
gc ms
<i>Salvia</i> is a potentially valuable aromatic herb that has been used since ancient times. The present work studied the chemical profile of three <i>Salvia</i> species essential...
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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.