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.
2021
Heliyon
other
/100 g dry basis, respectively. This study demonstrated a practical approach of Maillard reaction for the development of dried longan fruit with high antioxidative properties.
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2021
Food chemistry
other
Traditional Chinese sauces, especially soy sauce, vinegar, and oyster sauce, provide foods with special color, flavor, and taste. However, during their manufacturing process, Maill...
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2021
Food chemistry
gc ms
The sensory and aroma quality of 30% (w/w) sucrose reduced sponge cakes incorporating clean-label replacers were investigated. The sensory quality of the reformulated sponge cakes...
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2021
Food chemistry
threshold study
2-Acetylthiazole possesses a nutty, cereal-like and popcorn-like aroma and a low odor threshold, and this compound has been identified in some processed foods, while the formation...
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2021
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aroma analysis
Furanones formed during the Maillard reaction often are natural aroma-determining compounds found in numerous foods. Prominent economically relevant representatives are the structu...
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2021
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
other
Furan (C4H4O) is a volatile, heterocyclic and carcinogenic heterocyclic chemical compound occurring in a wide range of thermally processed foods. Several studies have been conducte...
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2021
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
The large yellow croaker is one of the most economically important fish in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, and is well known for its high protein and fat contents, fresh and tender me...
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PMID: 34945468
DOI: 10.3390/foods10122917
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2021
Food & function
aeda
Roasting, an important process to refine Wuyi Rock tea, could impart different types of aroma to the final products. This study focuses on the differences in aroma characteristics...
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2021
gc ms
Most research concerning pyrazine formation in the Maillard reaction is mainly focused on free amino acids (FAAs), but limited information is available on the effect of peptides an...
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PMID: 35480741
DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05140g
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2021
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
other
The molecular formation mechanism of 2-furfurylthiol in the glucose-cysteine reaction is not reported. Knowledge of the molecular interaction of glucose and ribose on the generatio...
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2021
Food chemistry
other
The aim of this study was to increase the baked flavour of low-acrylamide potato products. Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines make an important contribution to the flavour of potato...
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2021
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
other
Acrylamide is the product of the Maillard reaction, which occurs when starchy, asparagine-rich foods including potato or grain products and coffee are fried, baked, roasted, or hea...
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2021
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
other
2-Threityl-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (TTCA), a nonvolatile precursor of flavor and color, is considered to be more stable than its isomeric Amadori compound (ARP). The degrada...
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2021
aeda
An insight using molecular sensory science approaches to the contributions and variations of the key odorants in shiitake mushrooms is revealed in this study. Odorants were extract...
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PMID: 33804109
DOI: 10.3390/foods10030622
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2021
other
Milk has two main components that have high nutritional value-milk protein (casein and whey protein), and lactose. These components are extensively used in various areas, especiall...
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PMID: 34574107
DOI: 10.3390/foods10091998
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2021
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
other
Pentose is involved in the browning through the Maillard reaction of food derived of plant origin. During research on the Maillard reaction between xylose (Xyl) and lysine (Lys), w...
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2021
other
Flavor instability of pale lager beer depends decisively on aroma-active aldehydes from the Maillard reaction, Strecker degradation, and lipid oxidation, which are formed in variou...
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PMID: 34681479
DOI: 10.3390/foods10102432
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2021
other
The Maillard reaction (MR) can affect the color, flavor, organoleptic properties, and nutritional value of food. Sometimes, MR is undesirable due to lowering the nutrient utilizati...
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PMID: 34208512
DOI: 10.3390/foods10061391
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2021
sensory panel
In the present study, camellia seed meal Maillard reaction products (MRPs) were prepared using camellia seed meal protein as a raw material. The effects of MR on protein structure...
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2021
'Elsevier BV'
other
The aim of this study was to increase the baked flavour of low acrylamide potato products. Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines make an important contribution to the flavour of potato...
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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.