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
gc ms
<title>Abstract</title> <p>Pergularia daemia, commonly known as the Hair Knot Plant, is a perennial twining herb traditionally used for treating liver disorders and inflammatory c...
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2025
aroma analysis
Flavoromics and metabolomics were used to analyze flavor and metabolic changes of <i>Idesia polycarpa</i> during microwave vacuum drying. 21 alcohols, 28 aldehydes and other volati...
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2025
Pest management science
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BACKGROUND: Plant chemical defense can be elicited by signaling chemicals. As yet, the elicitation is mainly known from volatile aboveground signals. Root-secreted belowground sign...
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2025
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Bouquet is a captivating wine characteristic that affects consumer consumption. Wine lactone correlates with both precursor ((E)-8-carboxylinalool) concentration and wine age that...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Alterations in the degrees of milling (DOM) could significantly influence the odor of rice. A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based untargeted metab...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Objective</h4>Zhi-zi-chi Decoction (ZZCD) is a classical antidepressant traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula. However, the microbiological basis of its antidepressant eff...
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2025
gc ms
The technical progress of metabolomics-the analysis of metabolite composition of cells, tissues, and biofluids-and its ability to unravel phenotypical responses of organisms to the...
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PMID: 41366879
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.70333
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2025
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<h4>Background</h4>Maintaining intestinal health is crucial for the overall well-being and productivity of livestock, as it impacts nutrient absorption, immune function, and diseas...
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2025
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The ability to tolerate otherwise toxic compounds can open up unique niches in nature. Among drosophilid flies, few examples of such adaptations are known and those which are known...
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2025
aroma analysis
<h4>Background</h4>Camellia huana, an endangered plant species with a high ornamental and medicinal value, is designated as a Class I protected plant in China. In the natural state...
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2025
aroma analysis
Abstract The present study investigated the wound-healing potential of 3-phenylpropyl acetate, a fragrance and flavor compound commonly used in food, perfumes, and cosmetics. An ex...
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2025
gc ms
This study investigates the crucial task of determining the aging state of Huangjiu, which is vital for its commercial and scientific significance due to the development of sensory...
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2025
aroma analysis
Lipid type was closely related to meat flavor. The influence of <i>Allium mongolicum</i> Regel flavonoids (AMRF) on the flavor and lipid composition of goat meat is unclear. We int...
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2025
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The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the early addition of a <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> HD A54 strain before pressing during winemaking. This approach aimed to reduce the...
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2025
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<i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> (jujube) honey, as a significantly agricultural product, faces persistent challenges in quality control due to the absence of reliable authentication techniq...
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2025
Food chemistry
gc ms
Soft rot is one of the most devastating fungal diseases occurring in kiwifruit during postharvest storage. Whereas, the approaches for rapid, precise and non-destructive testing of...
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2025
Journal of chemical ecology
other
The larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), is a major invasive pest of stored grains with the potential to expand its range across North Amer...
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2025
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
gc ms
Inappropriate storage conditions make Codonopsis pilosula more susceptible to infection by harmful fungi because of moisture, which reduces the plant's therapeutic effectiveness. T...
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2025
Physiologia plantarum
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are produced by grapevine leaves in response to phytopathogen infection. In particular, 2-phenylethanol and β-cyclocitral were triggered by Plasmo...
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PMID: 40696500
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.70412
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background: </h4> Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), defined as systemic infection occurring within the first 72 hours of life, remains a major cause of morbidity and mortalit...
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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.