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
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based polymer electrolytes have attracted considerable attention for solid-state batteries due to their excellent processability and interfacial compatib...
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PMID: 40936602
DOI: 10.1039/d5sc04442a
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2025
Environmental science. Processes & impacts
other
Plastics, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), are widely used as food contact materials, textiles, and toys. However, their widespread use and potential for human exposu...
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2025
other
Monoterpenoids are vital compounds that impart a distinctive floral flavor. They exist in both glycosidic and free forms in grapes. The breeding of improved monoterpenoid varieties...
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PMID: 40756637
DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhaf144
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2025
other
<i>Chrysanthemum</i> species represent an economically important group of flowering plants. Many species also present a medicinal interest, notably for the treatment of inflammator...
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PMID: 40649734
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26135956
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2025
gc ms
Olfaction is a rapidly evolving sense. Given its diverse functions, from finding ecological niches to selection of mates, we hypothesized that olfaction is subjected to divergent e...
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PMID: 41098888
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72261
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2025
other
Natural products are a valuable source of bioactive compounds with established roles in oncology. Their structural diversity and ability to target multiple cancer-related pathways...
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PMID: 41465505
DOI: 10.3390/ijms262412079
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2025
gc ms
Chronic inflammation plays a key role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most prevalent and lethal forms of liver cancer. This study aimed to evaluate...
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PMID: 41200213
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71114
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2025
other
Pruritus is a common and distressing symptom in palliative care, often resulting from complex underlying conditions such as cancer, chronic kidney disease, and liver failure. Conve...
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2025
aeda
Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compounds distributed in vegetables, fruits and other plants, which have considerable antioxidant, anti‑tumor and anti‑inflammatory activitie...
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2025
pharmacology
A significant part of amyloidogenic illnesses is played by protein misfolding and aggregation caused by intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) self-assembly in Parkinson's disease...
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2025
gc ms
Insomnia is a typical type of sleep disorder. Huanglian Wendan Decoction (HWD) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with the effects of regulating Qi, drying dampness and resolv...
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2025
aroma analysis
Pile fermentation plays a crucial role in the formation of the unique flavor of Liupao tea, which can effectively reduce the bitterness of the tea and promote the formation of red...
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2025
pharmacology
<i>Impatiens</i> L. plants are sources of polyphenols with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. There are scarce data about these effects in the case of <i>Impatiens hawkeri</...
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2025
other
In plant cell walls, lignin, cellulose, and the hemicelluloses form intricate three-dimensional structures. Owing to its complexity, lignin often acts as a bottleneck for the effic...
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2025
other
While tea tree age is generally considered to influence the quality of black tea, the relationship between tree age and tea quality is unclear. We examine relationships between tre...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Drought stress is a major abiotic factor limiting <i>Brassica juncea</i> productivity, resulting in significant yield reductions. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobac...
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2025
other
As a globally abundant source of biomass, lignocellulosic biomass has been the centre of attention as a potential resource for green energy generation and value-added chemical prod...
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2025
aeda
The rising prevalence of bacterial antibiotic resistance remains a significant challenge, while many existing antibacterial agents exhibit limited efficacy and notable adverse effe...
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2025
aroma analysis
<h4>Introduction</h4>Langdu (SSC) is the dried root of Stellera chamaejasme L. Due to its toxicity, the milk-processed (NSC), Terminalia chebula decoction-processed (HSC), wine-pro...
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2025
Natural products and bioprospecting
gc ms
Angelica L. has attracted global interest for its traditional medicinal uses and commercial values. However, few studies have focused on the metabolomic differences among the Angel...
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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.