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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Preprint · Zenodo · CC BY 4.0
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
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For many years, the genus Capsicum has been widely utilized in food products due to its hot and spicy flavor, derived from the phytochemical compounds present in most species and v...
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2025
aroma analysis
For centuries, people have used herbs, plants, and spices as remedies for health problems or simply to ameliorate body energy or vitality because of the bioactive compounds they co...
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2025
gc ms
Tryptophan, critical for infant neurodevelopment, is limited in infant formulas. Tryptophan-rich α-lactalbumin is abundant in human milk but limited in bovine milk, and its metabol...
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2025
sensory panel
This study examines the incorporation of recycled <i>Ficus awkeotsang</i> Makino seeds (RC-AWS), a by-product of jelly preparation, into soymilk and tofu to enhance their nutrition...
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2025
sensory panel
Softening of pickled cucumbers during storage poses significant challenges for the pickle industry, leading to considerable losses. This softening is attributed to the breakdown of...
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PMID: 39941928
DOI: 10.3390/foods14030336
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2025
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Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that can be given as a dietary additive to support intestinal health and poultry performance. Providing butyrate in a protected form that reach...
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2025
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Sodium butyrate and tributyrin are known to enhance broiler chicken performance. In this study, 1,000 Arbor Acres broiler chicks were assigned to four dietary treatments (250 birds...
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2025
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Essential oils of basil herbs such as nyazbo or sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), holy basil or tulsi (O. tenuiflorum), and African or clove basil (O. gratissimum) have traditionally...
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2025
Frontiers in Plant Science
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Korla Fragrant Pear(Pyrus sinkiangensis Yu), a high-value Geographical Indication product from Xinjiang, China, faces declining fruit quality due to soil degradation from intensive...
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2025
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The development of efficient strategies for the synthesis of levulinate esters is of significant current interest due to their potential as biofuels and fuel additives. Herein, we...
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2025
aroma analysis
Sixteen long-ripened, high-quality Cabrales cheeses from independent producers underwent a comprehensive biochemical and microbiological characterisation. Significant variations in...
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PMID: 40647118
DOI: 10.3390/foods14132366
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2025
pharmacology
Diclofenac (DCF) exposure is of great concern due to the ecotoxicological risk linked with a decline of vulture populations in Southeast Asia, but also because it can affect the re...
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2025
aroma analysis
The microencapsulation of olive oil plays an important role in food science and technology by controlling oxidative deterioration, improving emulsification, and preserving bioactiv...
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PMID: 40724260
DOI: 10.3390/foods14142439
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2025
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ABSTRACT Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour. is renowned for its unique and pleasant aroma, traditionally utilized to enhance the flavor and aroma of various foods and beverages. How...
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Caviar, known for its high-value and nutrition, is prone to quality deterioration. This study explored the effects of nisin, lysozyme, and tea polyphenols on the flavor profiles an...
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<i>Viticis Fructus</i> (VF), a fruit known for its unique flavor profile and various health benefits, demonstrates substantial quality variations depending on its area of productio...
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PMID: 40806425
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26157293
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2025
gc ms
The xerophyte medicinal species <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> was investigated for its physiological and antioxidant responses under increasing salinity stress and foliar biostimulant...
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2025
International journal of food science
gc ms
Ginger, a vital food component, has a long history of usage in various forms of traditional and alternative medicine with numerous health benefits. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc...
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PMID: 41164148
DOI: 10.1155/ijfo/4311760
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2025
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The Bamei pig, an indigenous Chinese breed renowned for meat quality, remain poorly characterized for fermentation processing performance. The aim of this study was to compare the...
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2025
gc ms
Wild <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> from Nepal's high-altitude regions was studied to identify key bioactive compounds and assess the influence of solvent type-water, ethanol, methanol,...
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PMID: 40864778
DOI: 10.3390/cimb47080624
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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.