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
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
Acacia nilotica (synonym: Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter and Mabb.) is considered an important plant of the family Fabaceae that is used in traditional medicine in many count...
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2022
gc ms
<h4>Context</h4>Due to the interesting potential of essential oils (EO) against cholinesterases and their close relation in Alzheimer's disease, the EO of <i>Lepechinia betonicifol...
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2022
Frontiers in plant science
gc ms
The present study aimed to develop nanoemulsions (NEs) of essential oil (EO) and lipid-soluble extract (HE) of Pogostemon cablin leaves using biosurfactant, saponin. Hydro-distille...
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2022
Frontiers in plant science
other
The bHLH transcription factors play important roles in the regulation of plant growth, development, and secondary metabolism. β-Caryophyllene, epi-cedrol, and β-farnesene, three ki...
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2022
pharmacology
Background: Ginger (Z. officinale Rosc.) is a common herb and is widely used as a diet-based or home therapy in traditional medicine worldwide. However, fresh ginger turns into dri...
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2022
aroma analysis
Black <i>Huangjiu</i> (BH) is a traditional alcoholic beverage in China, which is very popular among people. The different methods (simultaneous inoculation, sequential inoculation...
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2022
gc ms
Variation in plant species and extraction solvents play a crucial role in the recovery of their bioactive compounds and antifungal efficacy. Thus, in this study, a comparative inve...
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2022
gc ms
The potential applications of <i>Achillea</i> species in various industries have encouraged the examination of their phytochemical components along with their biological potential....
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2022
other
<i>Tetradenia riparia</i> Hochsteter codd. (<i>Lamiaceae</i>) in its native African continent, is considered one of the most popular aromatic medicinal plants. In folk medicine it...
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2022
gc ms
<i>Plutella xylostella</i> (L.) is one of the most serious pests of cruciferous vegetables. Our previous work demonstrated that the essential oil of <i>Artemisia lavandulaefolia</i...
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2022
aeda
This study was conducted to analyze volatile odor compounds and key odor-active compounds in the fish soup using fish scarp and bone. Five extraction methods, including solid-phase...
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2022
gc ms
Psidium guajava (Guava tree) is one of the most widely known species in the family Myrtaceae. The Guava tree has been reported for its potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, ant...
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2022
gc ms
Biochemical and biomolecular archaeology is increasingly used to elucidate the consumption, use, origin, and trade of plants in the past. However, it can be challenging to use biom...
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2022
other
Natural α-bisabolol has been widely used in cosmetics and is sourced mainly from the stems of Candeia trees that have become endangered due to over exploitation. The in vitro anti-...
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2022
'MDPI AG'
aroma analysis
Essential oils extracted by the distillation or hydrodistillation of aromatic plants are a complex mixture of volatile compounds with several biological activities. Their efficacy...
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2022
gc ms
Agarwood has been used for the administration of hypnotic therapy. Its aromatic scent induces a relaxed state. However, its aromatic constituents and the underlying molecular effec...
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2022
gc ms
The recent interest in food biopackaging is showing an increasing trend, especially in the development of antimicrobial coatings and films. The focus of this study is to assess the...
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PMID: 35735671
DOI: 10.3390/gels8060327
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2022
gc ms
This study tested the hypothesis that "clonal chemical heritability is a crucial factor for the conservation of chemical uniformity of <i>Piper</i> essential oils in controlled mon...
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2022
Frontiers in plant science
other
In the Atractylodes lancea (A. lancea)-maize intercropping system, maize can promote the growth of A. lancea, but it is unclear whether this constitutes an aboveground or belowgrou...
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2022
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
gc ms
This study aims to investigate the chemical composition, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity of two essential oils (EOs) from Algerian propolis. The volatile constituents were...
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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.