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
Food chemistry
sensory panel
The role of tomatoes in mitigating warmed-over flavor (WOF) in precooked stewed beef was elucidated by analyzing aroma profiles, lipid composition, protein secondary structure, and...
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2025
other
The development of plant-based meat substitutes is imperative for reducing animal fat intake and promoting dietary diversification. However, the flavor profiles of these products f...
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PMID: 39796406
DOI: 10.3390/foods14010116
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2025
Food chemistry
aeda
Glutathione (GSH) is an important precursor of meat flavor. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of GSH-curing on the flavor of cooked chicken. GSH-cured chicken with different...
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2025
other
<h4>Background</h4>High dietary protein levels in aquafeeds lead to increased nitrogenous waste, which requires the development of sustainable feeding strategies that balance growt...
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2025
Microbial pathogenesis
other
In the present research, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of garlic/mustard oil macerate (GMM) (garlic clove and mustard oil in the ratio of 1:4, heated at 80 OC for 4 h) were fou...
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2025
pharmacology
Glucosinolate-derived metabolites play central roles in plant defense and are increasingly recognized for their pharmacological importance. <i>Barbarea vulgaris</i> produces a stru...
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2025
gc ms
Long's Braya, Braya longii Fernald (Brassicales: Brassicaceae), is an endangered plant in the family Brassicaceae found only on the Limestone Barrens of the Great Northern Peninsul...
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PMID: 40966464
DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaf086
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2025
The Journal of veterinary medical science
gc ms
Cats with progressive renal diseases often exhibit a weakened urinary odor, in contrast to normal cat urine which emits odorants with catty odor, such as 3-mercapto-3-methyl-1-buta...
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PMID: 39631957
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.24-0370
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2025
other
Cyclodextrins (CDs) have largely been investigated during the last decades for their outstanding properties, such as biocompatibility and biodegradability, with wide applications i...
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2025
aeda
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides capable of forming inclusion complexes with various guest molecules, enhancing solubility, stability, and bioavailability. This revi...
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2025
pharmacology
This study describes the development of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) inclusion complexes of curcumin (CUR) and a synthetic curcuminoid analogue (CN56), which were incorporated into poly(v...
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PMID: 41294607
DOI: 10.3390/gels11110922
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2025
other
The impact of brewing materials on the spatial distribution of eukaryotic microbiota in pit muds (PMs) of Luzhou-flavor liquor was investigated using high-throughput sequencing of...
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2025
Food science and biotechnology
gc ms
The presence of off-odors can influence the overall taste of drinking water, with earthy-musty odors often being perceived as indicator of stale or poor-quality water. Recently, ea...
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2025
other
A direct headspace injection method is presented and optimized for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using dielectric barrier discharge ionization-mass spectrometry...
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PMID: 40065536
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00475
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2025
Food chemistry
sensory panel
The aroma profile of pressed sesame oil is systematically influenced by seed origin, blending ratios, and compositional precursors. This study characterized aroma compounds in seve...
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2025
pharmacology
<i>Lycium barbarum</i> is a plant that is a member of the Solanaceae family. Different tissues and organs from this plant are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine because of...
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PMID: 41036511
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71018
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2025
other
Buckwheat honey is known for its high antioxidant activity, yet the compounds responsible for this effect have not been fully identified. This study used LC-MS-based untargeted met...
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2025
gc ms
This study compares the sensory attributes and health profiles of green tea-processed mulberry leaf tea, focusing on different grades and leaves exposed to frost. Electronic nose/t...
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2025
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
pharmacology
Iminosugars have a carbohydrate-like backbone in which the ring oxygen is replaced by nitrogen. They are naturally found in foods such as rice, buckwheat, mulberries, and fermented...
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PMID: 40428492
DOI: 10.3390/foods14101713
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2025
other
To address unpredictable flavor changes in postharvest peaches during storage, this study investigated the use of bioactive packaging with melatonin-infused P34HB films. Films with...
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PMID: 40077571
DOI: 10.3390/foods14050869
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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.