Peer-Reviewed Research Database
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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
Frontiers in nutrition
gc ms
Nine-processed tangerine peel (Jiuzhi Chenpi in Chinese) is a famous Chinese traditional snack. The composition and contents of volatile substances during its processing is unclear...
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2022
gc ms
In recent years, the increase in antibiotic resistance demands searching for new compounds with antimicrobial activity. Phytochemicals found in plants offer an alternative to this...
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2022
other
2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) is the compound that gives out the typical aroma and flavour of pandan leaves (<i>Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb</i>.). This research incorporates ultrason...
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2022
other
Due to its acetate content, the pyrolytic aqueous condensate (PAC) formed during the fast pyrolysis of wheat straw could provide an inexpensive substrate for microbial fermentation...
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PMID: 35893132
DOI: 10.3390/jof8080765
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2022
gc ms
<i>Caesalpinia sappan</i> L. (CS) is widely used to treat diabetic complications in south-east Asia, specifically in traditional Chinese medicine. This study intends to explain the...
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PMID: 35207564
DOI: 10.3390/life12020277
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2022
pharmacology
Natural products possess structural complexity, diversity and chirality with attractive functions and biological activities that have significantly impacted drug discovery initiati...
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2022
sensory panel
The comprehensive use of natural polymers, such as lignin, can accelerate the replacement of mineral oil-based commodities. Promoting the material recovery of the still underutiliz...
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PMID: 35808705
DOI: 10.3390/polym14132660
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2022
gc ms
Marine fungi are a rich source of biologically active molecules, but a poorly explored bioresource for cosmeceutical products. This study evaluates the phytochemistry, antioxidant,...
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2022
Food chemistry
pharmacology
The formation of the molecule 4,5-dihydroxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (DHCP) from the thermal treatment of pectin-containing foods was investigated in small-scale laboratory preparation...
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2022
gc ms
The aim of this study was to identify specific truffle marker substances within the truffle aroma. The aroma profile of different truffle species was analyzed using static headspac...
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2022
gc ms
<i>Andrographis paniculata</i> (Ap) has been a part of traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory effects, treatment of snake bites and liver abnormalities. Several investigati...
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PMID: 36172002
DOI: 10.3892/mco.2022.2584
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2022
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>African trypanosomiasis is a protozoan disease with huge socio-economic burden to sub-Saharan African exceeding US$4.6 annual loss. To mitigate the incidence of...
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2022
pharmacology
Asparagus root (AR) is utilized globally as a traditional herbal medicine because it contains various bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins, and minerals....
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2022
gc ms
<h4>Context</h4>The traditional Chinese medicine Qing'e Pills (QEP) has been used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).<h4>Objective</h4>We evaluated the regulatory effects o...
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2022
gc ms
In this work, we conducted a comparative phytochemical, chemotaxonomic, and biological study of essential oils (EOs) and extracts (ethyl acetate and methanol) obtained from the lea...
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2022
other
<i>Zingiber officinale</i> var. <i>rubrum</i> (red ginger) is widely used in traditional medicine in Asia. Unlike other gingers, it is not used as a spice in cuisines. To date, a t...
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2022
gc ms
This study aimed to evaluate the probiotic strain <i>Lacticaseibacillus</i> (L.) <i>paracasei</i> subsp. paracasei F19 (F19) with the yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> US-05 (U...
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PMID: 36553809
DOI: 10.3390/foods11244068
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2022
other
Acrylates as well as 1-alken-3-ones are both known to be odour active substances but are generally identified in different materials. Nonetheless, butyl acrylate and 1-octen-3-one...
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2022
aroma analysis
The key aroma compounds and water distribution of the beef at different roasting times (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 min) were identified and analyzed. The results showed that the <i...
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2022
gc ms
Infected by <i>Pectobacterium carotovorum</i> subsp. <i>carotovorum</i> (Pcc), the quality of Chinese cabbage could severely decline. Using chemical bactericides to control Pcc cou...
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PMID: 35681334
DOI: 10.3390/foods11111585
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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.