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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

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2025 Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications other

Sensitive detection of bisulfite by a novel quinoxalinyl-based fluorescent probe and its applications in food detection and bioimaging.

Bisulfite (HSO3-) is a widely used food additive that plays a crucial role in many physiological processes. Nevertheless, excessive amounts of HSO3- can pose unpredictable risks to... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41055943 DOI: 10.1039/d5ay01291k

2025 Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications other

Sensitive detection of bisulfite by a novel quinoxaline-based fluorescent probe and its applications in food detection and bioimaging.

Bisulfite (HSO3-) is a widely used food additive that plays a crucial role in many physiological processes. Nevertheless, excessive amounts of HSO3- can bring about incalculable ha... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41200825 DOI: 10.1039/d5ay00699f

2025 LWT sensory panel

Grape mistelles are much better than grape C18-extracts to study grape aromatic potential

The aromatic compositions of hydrolysates containing grape aroma precursors obtained by two different procedures were compared. The first procedure used simply diluted mistelle, wh... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117650 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117650

2025 gc ms

Efficacy of <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i> and <i>Pelargonium graveolens</i> Oils Against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>: An In Vitro Study.

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria around knee implants significantly diminishes patients' quality of life and mobility, necessitating innovative solutions to combat infecti... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41304152 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13112467 Full text on PMC

2025 other

Study on Volatile Organic Compounds and Antioxidant Polyphenols in Cumin Produced in Xinjiang.

This article investigated the composition and content of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cumin from three Xinjiang origins (Hami, Turpan, and Hetian) at different processing t... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40141270 DOI: 10.3390/ijms26062628 Full text on PMC

2025 gc ms

Behavioral Selectivity: Species-Specific Effects of Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Clove Essential Oils on <i>Sitophilus oryzae</i> and Its Parasitoid <i>Lariophagus distinguendus</i>.

The integration of essential oils (EOs) with biological control agents offers a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides, though compatibility remains unclear. This study eval... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40942151 DOI: 10.3390/molecules30173627 Full text on PMC

2025 other

Physicochemical properties and differential metabolites associated with mustard fermentation by Pediococcus pentosaceus and Lactiplantibacillus pentosus compound.

Fermented vegetable foods, with their crisp taste, pleasant aroma, and digestive properties, are increasingly popular. This study investigated improved safety and quality of fermen... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41249942 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-025-04341-5 Full text on PMC

2025 gc ms

A narrative review of metabolomics approaches in identifying biomarkers of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.

<h4>Background</h4>While anthracyclines, commonly used in cancer treatment, are well known to cause cardiotoxicity, no validated biomarkers currently exist that can predict the ear... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40381141 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-025-02258-8 Full text on PMC

2025 gc ms

Multiplatform Metabolomic Profiling of the Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction Murine Model of CKD.

In chronic kidney disease (CKD) research, animal models such as the unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rodent model are crucial to understanding disease progression, particularl... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40430073 DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104933 Full text on PMC

2025 Physiologia plantarum pharmacology

Ionic Homeostasis, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and Oxidative Balance Underlie Wild Soybean Resistance to Low Potassium Stress.

The scarcity of potassium resources in farmland soils poses a major challenge to global food security. Wild soybean (Glycine soja), a valuable wild germplasm related to cultivated... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40425999 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.70281

2025 Current pharmaceutical biotechnology aeda

Tryptophan Stability and Palatability in the Food Formulation: A Review.

Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, plays a vital role in the synthesis of critical compounds like serotonin, melatonin, and niacin, which impact mood, sleep, and metabolic proces... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39473205 DOI: 10.2174/0113892010333886241015050836

2025 aeda

Selenium in tea plant cultivation: bioavailability, uptake, metabolism, and physiological regulation.

Selenium (Se) is a trace element essential for human health. Incorporating Se into the tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> (L.) O. Kuntze) cultivation has emerged as a cropping technolog... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41323331 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1718992 Full text on PMC

2025 British journal of anaesthesia other

Structural basis for the inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane and its role in anaesthesia-induced social dysfunction in mice.

BACKGROUND: Anaesthesia has been shown to impair social functioning, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. The volatile anaesthetic isoflurane potentially disrupts... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39603853 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.023 Full text on PMC

2025 Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology other

Plantamajoside alleviates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis by modulating gut microbiota, upregulating CBS, and inhibiting NF-κB.

BACKGROUND: Plantamajoside (PMS) is a natural bioactive compound derived from medicinal, food homologous plants of the genus Plantago. PURPOSE AND METHODS: This study aimed to inve... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40381501 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2025.156827

2025 other

Canola Meal: A Sustainable Protein Source for Poultry Diets.

Soybean meal has traditionally dominated poultry diets as the protein source. However, its widespread use raises concerns regarding economic costs, environmental impact and social... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41463894 DOI: 10.3390/ani15243609 Full text on PMC

2025 gc ms

Research note: Compound-specific isotopic analysis in <sup>34</sup>S-labelled chicken tissues using high resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Many food supplements include sulphur (S)-containing additives such as methionine or synthetic compounds like 2‑hydroxy-S-methyl-thiobutyric acid (HMTBA). However, monitoring the m... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40267566 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105162 Full text on PMC

2025 sensory panel

Reshaped local microbiology metabolism by raw tea according to pile fermentation in the dark tea.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Traditionally, the mechanism of dark tea quality formation has centered on microorganisms, with quality regulated by manipulating microorganisms and their ferm... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40064439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2025.02.039 Full text on PMC

2025 other

Exogenous proline regulates the antioxidation system and fruit quality of cherry tomatoes under chilling storage: Integrated physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic study.

Cherry tomatoes fruits suffer from chilling stress during storage. Proline (Pro) is a vital amino acid to alleviate the stress. However, the biochemical mechanisms remained unclear... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41140840 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2025.100311 Full text on PMC

2025 pharmacology

Nutritional and Antioxidant Comparison of Oil Press Cakes and Wheat Flours.

Plants are sources of compounds with important effects on health, but plant-based food industry generates substantial waste amounts, especially in oil production. This study aimed... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41471806 DOI: 10.3390/molecules30244781 Full text on PMC

2025 gc ms

Combining untargeted metabolomics and chemometrics to reveal the metabolic profiles of jujube-hawthorn fermented beverages at different fermentation stages.

This study investigated the metabolic profiles of jujube-hawthorn fermented beverages across two fermentation stages using mixed bacterial fermentation: 36 h of fermentation after... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41027206 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.146530

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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.