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.
2025
ACS omega
gc ms
The Rarámuri Indigenous people of Chihuahua, Mexico, use the gum of Tachardiella fulgens ("arí" or Sonora gum) as a medicinal agent and food. Thus, this work established the chemic...
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2025
gc ms
<b>Background:</b> Japanese Black beef is known for its high intramuscular fat content, an important factor in its distinctive Wagyu aroma. Wet aging, which involves vacuum-packing...
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2025
gc ms
Olfaction mediated by the antennae is a vital sensory modality for arthropods and could be applied as a tool in pest control. The ectoparasitic mite <i>Varroa destructor</i> poses...
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PMID: 39858461
DOI: 10.3390/biom15010066
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2025
sensory panel
Two strains of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> designated YY-10 and BY-2, were isolated from the surface of tobacco and found to be capable of significant lignin degradation. The predomin...
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2025
Journal of liposome research
aeda
Phytosterols, like stigmasterol, have been studied for their antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anticancer properties. However, their lipophilic nature and biological instability m...
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2025
Food chemistry: X
sensory panel
Beef hotpot is favored by consumers for its unique flavor and texture, though the scientific basis for optimal quality parameters remains unclear. In this study, the physicochemica...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Introduction</h4>Untargeted metabolomics is a powerful tool that provides strategies for gaining a systematic understanding of quantitative changes in the levels of metabolites...
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PMID: 39034429
DOI: 10.1002/pca.3414
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2025
International journal of biological macromolecules
other
Accurate, specific, and cost-effective detection of toxic cyanogenic glycosides is crucial for ensuring biological health and food safety. In this study, a novel biosensor based on...
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2025
International journal of molecular sciences
other
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of two important pharmacophores, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl and peptidomimetic moieties, as mushroom tyrosinase inh...
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PMID: 40004165
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26041702
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2025
Food chemistry
aeda
This systematic review evaluated a total of 31 included human intervention studies that have assessed methods to improve quercetin bioavailability from different formulations and f...
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2025
sensory panel
Cinnamaldehyde (CA) is the characteristic flavor compound of cinnamon, and the high volatility and instability limit its application in food and flavor industries. This study utili...
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2025
Aging cell
other
Cinnamon, renowned for its aromatic flavor, represents one of the most widely used spices worldwide. Cinnamon is also considered beneficial to human health with therapeutic potenti...
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PMID: 39760475
DOI: 10.1111/acel.14448
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2025
Turkish journal of medical sciences
other
BACKGROUND/AIM: Cinnamon spice is obtained by drying the tree bark of Cinnamomum Schaeff. species. The genus Cinnamomum belongs to the family Lauraceae, which comprises approximate...
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2025
European journal of pharmacology
other
BACKGROUND: Ethyl vanillin, a key flavoring agent in tobacco, but its impact on nicotine pharmacokinetics and neurotransmitters relearse remains poorly understood. RESULTS: Nicotin...
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2025
gc ms
The genus Aristolochia is renowned for its kettle-like trap flowers that temporarily retain visiting insects, primarily using trapping trichomes. Most Aristolochia species attract...
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PMID: 40377130
DOI: 10.1111/plb.70040
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2025
Inhalation toxicology
other
While electronic nicotine delivery systems or ENDS are often marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, emissions generated during the operation of these devices co...
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2025
Respiratory research
other
BACKGROUND: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death worldwide. Data of the associations between specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a major...
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2025
aroma analysis
<b>Background</b>: Hydroxyl and amino compounds play a significant role in defining the flavor and quality of sauce-flavor Baijiu, yet their comprehensive analysis remains challeng...
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2025
International journal of cancer
gc ms
Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine], a systemic herbicide, is used globally (825 million kg/year) in 750+ formulations. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classif...
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PMID: 39653658
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35282
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2025
Redox biology
other
The transition of healthy contractile vascular smooth muscle cells to an inflammatory and senescent phenotype is a key driver of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Although CD147 is...
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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.