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.
2024
gc ms
This study employed the headspace-gas chromatography-ion migration spectrum (HS-GC-IMS) in conjunction with the gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) technique for the asses...
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PMID: 38472761
DOI: 10.3390/foods13050648
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2024
gc ms
The aim of this work was to identify volatiles that contribute to the aroma of cooked cheese, including the role of fat content in their development during cooking. Volatiles and o...
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2024
aeda
Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is highly preferred by consumers owing to its distinctive flavor. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) significantly influences the aromatic characte...
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2024
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
Highland barley vinegar, as a solid-state fermentation-type vinegar emerged recently, is well-known in Qinghai-Tibet plateau area of China. This work aimed to explore the main phys...
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2024
aroma analysis
Specialty coffee has become increasingly consumed in recent years. The growth of the specialty coffee market has also led to a greater appreciation of the unique flavors and charac...
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2024
gc ms
Fermented soy foods can effectively improve the unpleasant odor of soybean and reduce its anti-nutritional factors while forming aromatic and bioactive compounds. However, a differ...
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PMID: 38338550
DOI: 10.3390/foods13030415
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2024
Elsevier
gc ms
The aim of this study deals with characterize the volatile profiles of gluten free flours and bakery products. An appropriate HS-SPME/GC-MS methods for the quantification analyses...
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2024
sensory panel
The effects of microwave drying (MD), hot air drying (HAD), vacuum hot air drying (VD), and vacuum freeze drying (VFD) on the volatile profiles of Penaeus vannamei were investigate...
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2024
gc ms
Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica Bull ex Hiern) has gained worldwide popularity, because
it has a unique taste and aroma, and it is able to adapt to peatlands and is more tolerant...
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2024
gc ms
: Rendang is an indigenous food from west Sumatra with a distinct flavor and aroma. Different rendang production methods have an impact on its sensory qualities, including flavor a...
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2024
Journal of food science
gc ms
Whipped chickpea aquafaba (WAF) exhibits foaming, emulsifying, and gelling properties, making it a potential ingredient for replacing cream in ice cream formulations. The aim of th...
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2024
aeda
Investigation of the aroma differences among different kinds of soy sauces is beneficial for controlling their flavor quality and processing improvement from the perspectives of ra...
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2024
gc ms
The characteristic aroma compounds of traditional braised pork were investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry (GC-MS-O), odor-activity values, and aroma rec...
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2023
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology
gc ms
Pyrazines are ubiquitous in nature - biosynthesized by microorganisms, insects, and plants. Due to their great structural diversity, they own manifold biological functions. Alkyl-...
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2023
Carbohydrate research
sensory panel
N-(2-Deoxy-D-glucos-2-yl)-L-histidine (Glu-His), one of Heyns rearrangement products (HRPs), was prepared by condensation, dehydration and rearrangement using l-Histidine and d-Fru...
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2023
Food chemistry
gc ms
The influence of sucrose source and particle size was investigated in relation to the volatile and aromatic properties of sponge cakes. Six sponge cake formulations were studied us...
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2023
Applied microbiology and biotechnology
gc ms
In this study, three kinds of wines separately made from mulberry (MW), grape (GW), or mulberry/grape (MGW) were developed and their enological parameters, sensory scores, volatile...
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2023
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
other
The interaction perception between aroma and oral chewing during food consumption has always been a hot topic in exploring consumers' preferences and purchase desires. A chewing si...
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PMID: 37297372
DOI: 10.3390/foods12112127
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
other
2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine (TTMP) is an active ingredient of Ligusticum wallichii Franch. It can be used in medicine and food fields. In this study, Bacillus sp. TTMP20 was applie...
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2023
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
Over-fired drying, a crucial process in the production of Lu'an Guapian (LAGP) tea, greatly enriches the tea's aroma. In this study, the aroma compounds of LAGP tea processed throu...
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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.