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
In recent years, the excessive use of pesticides has raised environmental and health concerns, which has led to research into natural alternatives. Essential oils may represent a s...
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2025
pharmacology
The treatment of chronic wounds is one of the most complex therapeutic problems of modern medicine. It leads to patients' protracted recovery, generating high treatment costs. Herb...
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PMID: 40806622
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26157490
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2025
pharmacology
Peruvian maca (<i>Lepidium meyenii</i>) is a plant known for its nutritional and medicinal properties whose use as a supplement in animal diets has attracted much interest. We stud...
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2025
gc ms
The hybridization of yak with cattle is an effective means to improve the yak's production performance. The fatty trait greatly affects the meat quality, the growth and development...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Clitoria ternatea</i> has a long history of traditional use in treating cardiovascular, neurological, and cancer-related ailments. To support its historical claims, this study a...
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2025
aroma analysis
As the core of the solid-state fermentation system, the quality of pit mud is directly determined by the synergistic effects of volatile flavor compounds, microbial communities, an...
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PMID: 41097498
DOI: 10.3390/foods14193326
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2025
sensory panel
Sweet taste plays a pivotal role in human dietary behavior and metabolic regulation. With the increasing incidence of metabolic disorders linked to excessive sugar intake, the deve...
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PMID: 40647149
DOI: 10.3390/foods14132397
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2025
other
This manuscript provides an in-depth review of both artificial and natural sweeteners, including polyols and plant-derived alternatives, examining their sweetening potency, glycemi...
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PMID: 41008155
DOI: 10.3390/foods14183182
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2025
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority
other
The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF Panel) provides a scientific opinion on the safety of the proposed amendment of the EU specifications of Rebaudioside M produc...
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2025
aeda
Fermentation of brown rice can improve its nutritional composition and flavor quality and enhance the bioavailability of bioactive substances, enabling the high-value utilization o...
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2025
Universitas Negeri Semarang
gc ms
Nowadays, mushrooms are widely consumed as a source of functional food and health, including the shimeji (Hypsizygus sp) mushroom. Fresh shimeji is highly perishable, mainly due to...
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2025
sensory panel
Effective palate cleansing is essential for accurate sensory evaluation of fatty, strongly flavored foods such as salmon, yet standard water‐and‐cracker methods often leave residua...
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2025
pharmacology
This study explores the incorporation of bergamot juice and olive extract as functional ingredients in craft beer and their effects on antioxidant activity and cellular oxidative s...
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PMID: 40565621
DOI: 10.3390/foods14122012
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2025
other
This study investigates the impact of hydroxytyrosol (HTyr) supplementation on the fatty acid profiles and oxidative stability of various extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) cultivars an...
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PMID: 40565694
DOI: 10.3390/foods14122085
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2025
other
Plant-based substitutes for dairy products represent a rapidly developing market worldwide as they become increasingly popular with consumers. This study aimed to determine the nut...
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PMID: 40077473
DOI: 10.3390/foods14050771
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2025
other
Bioactive compounds present in food are essential factors in maintaining optimal health, through their ability to modulate physiological processes, reduce oxidative stress, and con...
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2025
other
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, combined with multivariate calibration techniques such as stepwise decorrelation of variables (SELECT) and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression...
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2025
pharmacology
The current research aims to monitor the physicochemical changes in various varieties of extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) supplemented with exogenous polyphenolic extract from olive...
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2025
gc ms
Olive extract (OE) has been used in human foods for its nutraceutical effects, making it a product of interest for pet food. However, OE’s effect on palatability has not been exami...
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2025
gc ms
Plant extracts, such as olive extract (OE), have been used in human and pet foods for their biological benefits; however, no available data have demonstrated OE’s effect on palatab...
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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.