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.
2023
aroma analysis
Key aroma components of 33 fragrant peanut oils with different aroma types were screened by combined using flavoromics and machine learning. A total of 108 volatile compounds were...
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2023
sensory panel
Thirty-three USDA Select boneless top loins were selected from carcasses at a commercial major packing plant, vacuum-packaged, and aged for 14 d (4 °C). The loins were then divided...
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2023
sensory panel
Sunflower seeds are a popular snack in many countries, such as the United States, China, and Spain. Sunflower seeds are typically roasted to create desirable aromas before being ea...
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PMID: 38002212
DOI: 10.3390/foods12224155
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2023
gc ms
The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical characteristics and volatile flavor of fried tilapia skins under three frying methods. Conventional deep-fat frying usu...
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2023
gc ms
To improve the flavor of <i>Ostrea rivularis</i> Gould, enzymatic hydrolysis was conducted and xylose-OEH Maillard reaction products were prepared. Then, their physicochemical prop...
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2023
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
gc ms
3-Alkyl-2-methoxypyrazines (MPs) are highly odorous compounds occurring in a wide range of raw vegetables. Due to their high odor activity, they have been of great research interes...
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2023
LSU Scholarly Repository
aroma analysis
The wet processing of robusta coffee starts with harvesting coffee cherries, followed by sorting the cherries, pulping, fermentation, washing, drying, hard skin hulling, bean sorti...
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2023
gc ms
Meaty flavor additive was prepared from soybean meal hydrolysate and xylose in the method of Maillard reaction. Under the conditions of reaction temperature 120 ℃, time 120 min and...
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2023
aroma analysis
Lupine-based seasoning sauce is produced similarly to soy sauces and therefore generates a comparable microbiota and aroma profile. While the koji state is dominated by Aspergillus...
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PMID: 36613413
DOI: 10.3390/foods12010197
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2023
aeda
Screening the suitability of soy sauce for specific cooking methods from various products is beneficial for the fine development of the soy sauce industry. Multiple sensory evaluat...
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PMID: 37835346
DOI: 10.3390/foods12193693
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2023
gc ms
The continuous burden of human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Sub-Saharan Africa, coupled with the inability of antiretroviral agents to eradicate HIV-1 from viral reservoirs, the pot...
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2023
sensory panel
The Dong Ding oolong tea (DDT), grown and produced in Taiwan, is widely appreciated for its unique flavor. Despite its popularity, research on the aroma components of DDT remains i...
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PMID: 37685091
DOI: 10.3390/foods12173158
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2023
sensory panel
Precursors to flavor are important to its development, yet little is known about the intrinsic products of metabolism that influence flavor. Our objective was to use untargeted met...
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2023
sensory panel
Roasting plays important roles in shaping the volatile profile of oolong tea. In this study, the sensory attributes and volatile compositions of 153 roasted or unroasted oolong tea...
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2023
gc ms
Changes in flavor volatiles of three colored wheat grains (black, green, and yellow) after cooking were detected via gas chromatography-ion migration spectrometry (GC-IMS) to explo...
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2023
gc ms
Volatile flavor compounds as they relate to canine and feline palatability of wet pet food has yet to be established in the industry. The objectives of this study were to determine...
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2023
Chemosphere
other
Glyphosate (GP, N-phosphonomethyl glycine) is one of the most popular organophosphate herbicides widely used in agricultural practices worldwide. There have been extensive reports...
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2023
other
Chinese plum (<i>Prunus salicina</i> Lindl.) is a nutritionally and economically important stone fruit widely grown around the world. Anthracnose, caused by <i>Collectotrichum</i>...
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2023
aroma analysis
Matcha has a unique aroma of seaweed-like, which is popular with Chinese consumers. In order to effectively understand and use matcha for drinks and tea products, we roundly analyz...
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2023
aeda
Smoked duck is a popular meat product in China. The aroma profile and key aroma compounds in smoked ducks were elucidated using solvent-assisted flavor evaporation-gas chromatograp...
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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.