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Peer-Reviewed Research Database

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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.

44,648
Papers indexed
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Ingredients cited ⓘ
5,240
Compounds indexed
627,022
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2025 other

Optimization and Component Identification of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Polyphenols from Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) and Evaluation of Polyphenol Content Changes and Antioxidant Activity During Storage

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has significant value in the food industry due to its unique flavor and health benefits. However, its polyphenol content and antioxidant activity... Read full abstract on PubMed →

2025 gc ms

Efficacy of citronella and ginger essential oil combinations against chicken lice (<i>Menopon gallinae</i>) and mites (<i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i>): Chemical characterization, contact toxicity, and <i>in vivo</i> validation.

<h4>Background and aim</h4>Ectoparasites, such as <i>Menopon gallinae</i> (chicken lice) and <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (chicken mites), have a significant impact on poultry health... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40689173 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2025.1694-1702 Full text on PMC
2025 pharmacology

Assessing the Authenticity and Quality of Paprika (&lt;i&gt;Capsicum annuum&lt;/i&gt;) and Cinnamon (&lt;i&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/i&gt; spp.) in the Slovenian Market: A Multi-Analytical and Chemometric Approach.

The authentication of high-value spices such as paprika and cinnamon is critical due to increasing food fraud. This study explored the potential of a multi-analytical approach, com... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40647074 DOI: 10.3390/foods14132323 Full text on PMC

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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.