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.
1972
other
A trans isomer of 4-hydroxy-3-methyloctanoic acid gamma-lactone (II A or II B) was positively identified as a component of Cabernet Sauvignon wines by gas chromatographic retention...
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1972
other
1. Acrolein was detected in rat liver suspensions incubated in the presence of allyl alcohol and allyl formate. Acrolein was determined by condensation of the distilled aldehyde wi...
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PMID: 4404964
DOI: 10.1042/bj1281103
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1971
Science (New York, N.Y.)
aroma analysis
Odoriferous glands of Tribolium confusum produce volatile compounds which are stored in special reservoirs. Besides the previously reported 2-methyl- and 2-ethyl-1,4-benzoquinones,...
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1971
Lipids
aroma analysis
Thermal oxidation of methyl oleate was studied over a range of temperatures from 50 C to 150 C for periods of time up to 30 min. Degradation was quantitatively followed by gas liqu...
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1971
Science (New York, N.Y.)
other
The enantiomers of R- and S-carvone, R- and S-carvotanacetone, R- and S-trans-dihydrocarvone, and R- and S-cis-dihydrocarvone were synthesized from R- and S-carvone, and all were s...
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1971
LSU Digital Commons
gc ms
Louisiana State University
LSU Digital Commons
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School
1971
Studies on a Newly Developed White Cheese.
Edward Halim Youssef
Louisian...
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1971
Iowa State University Digital Repository
aroma analysis
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Iowa State University Capstones, Theses andDissertations
1971
The role of fat in the flavor of cheddar cheese
Esam A. Foda
Iowa State Univers...
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1971
Plant physiology
other
When atmosphere from cotton plants (Gossypium hirsutum L., var. Deltapine Smoothleaf) was condensed by passing it over the expansion coil of an air conditioner and three 1-hour col...
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PMID: 16657733
DOI: 10.1104/pp.48.1.50
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1971
LSU Digital Commons
other
Louisiana State University
LSU Digital Commons
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School
1971
Radiation Induced Alterations in Flavor
Components in Penaeus Setiferus....
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1968
Journal of bacteriology
other
Resting cells of Clostridium sticklandii fermented l-ornithine as a single substrate by a coupled oxidation-reduction with proline as the electron acceptor. The products of the fer...
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1968
Planta
other
Twenty-eight species of marine Chlorophyceae (5), Phaeophyceae (11), and Rhodophyceae (12) were examined for the occurence of simple volatile amines. The volatile alkaline constitu...
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1968
Lipids
gc ms
In a search for a preferred source of gamma-linolenic (all-cis-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic) acid, seed oils of 33 species of Boraginaceae were examined. The desired triene was found pr...
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1967
Science (New York, N.Y.)
other
2,6-Dibromophenol has been isolated from a luminous marine enteropneust, Balanoglossus biminiensis, found on intertidal beach areas at Sapelo Island, Georgia. This compound, respon...
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1967
Applied microbiology
other
A microorganism capable of degrading 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) was isolated from soil and identified as Flavobacterium peregrinum. All of the chlorine of MCPA was...
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1966
other
N-(2-phenethyl)acetamide and N-isoamyl-acetamide were identified as components of a submerged-culture sherry. The infrared spectra of the N-isoamyl and N-(2-phenethyl)amides of ace...
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1966
Lipids
other
A method was developed for the almost quantitative conversion of unsaturated esters (from monoenes to tetraenes) to cyclopropanes using diiodomethane and a highly active zinc-coppe...
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1965
Applied microbiology
other
Five gas chromatographic liquid phases (25% Carbowax 20 M plus 4% H(3)PO(4), 17.5% dioctyl sebacate plus 7.5% sebacic acid, 17.5% dioctyl sebacate plus 7.5% docosanoic acid, 5% Twe...
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1964
Science (New York, N.Y.)
other
Thermal treatment of crystalline beta-carotene (240 degrees C in a vacuum) results in the formation of a volatile fraction containing chiefly aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene,...
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1963
aroma analysis
10 The expansion and advancement of the meat product market have increased the 11 demand for fermented sausages. A typical method for manufacturing high-quality 12 fermented sausag...
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1963
British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy
other
In the Ayurvedic system of medicine, the roots and rhizomes of an indigenous Indian plant Acorus calamus are used together with the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina for treating many...
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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.