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.
2026
aeda
Mood foods affect emotion and cognition largely through flavor and other sensory properties, with citrus essential oils (EOs) representing key functional ingredients. Nevertheless,...
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2026
gc ms
<title>Abstract</title> <p> Bumblebees are important pollinators of wild and crop plants, among them the Styrian oil pumpkin ( <italic>Cucurbita pepo</italic> subsp. <italic>p...
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2026
other
Peru is currently distinguished by its remarkable biodiversity, which is characterized by a high level of endemism and a wide array of ecological niches. In the context of biodiver...
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PMID: 41596784
DOI: 10.3390/foods15020185
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2026
gc ms
<i>Botrytis cinerea</i> Pers., the causal agent of grey mould, causes major economic losses in viticulture by reducing grape and wine quality and yield. Antagonistic yeasts that re...
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PMID: 41517185
DOI: 10.3390/foods15010119
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2026
gc ms
This research study assessed the applicability of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) to the valorization of lemon peels, a vegetable by-product derived from Citrus fruits, to ass...
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2026
aroma analysis
Recently, non-Saccharomyces yeasts have been used in beer brewing to enhance the flavor complexity and highlight the unique flavor. Wickerhamomyces anomalus M3 with high β-glucosid...
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2026
gc ms
Coriander is a multipurpose medicinal and aromatic plant whose economic value is determined by seed yield and chemical profile of its essential and fixed oils. In the Mediterranean...
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2026
aeda
Grade and cultivar are the important factors influencing white tea quality, but their relative metabolic contributions are not fully understood. Twelve white tea samples representi...
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PMID: 41683046
DOI: 10.3390/foods15030458
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2026
other
In the food industry, the preparation of pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.), AC) powder has mainly relied on traditional juice extraction, drying and granulation, resulting in a signif...
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2026
gc ms
Pile fermentation is a crucial process for developing the characteristic mellow taste and aged aroma of dark tea, yet the internal quality transformation mechanism of this process...
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PMID: 41596811
DOI: 10.3390/foods15020212
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2026
aeda
Black tea is popular among consumers for its unique aromas. To identify the characteristic aroma compounds of sweet floral flavored black tea, this study employed solvent-assisted...
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2026
gc ms
In the present study, the yield, chemical composition, and biological activities of <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> flower essential oil (LAFEO) and leaves (LALEO) under different sh...
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2026
aroma analysis
<i>Chloranthus spicatus</i> is a characteristic fragrant flower resource, but its industrial utilization is limited by suboptimal drying technologies for aroma preservation. The ef...
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2026
other
The essential oils obtained by steam distillation of leaves of <i>Piper</i> species have found several applications in bioeconomy due to their various biological properties. Nevert...
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2026
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Vector-borne diseases are still responsible for the deaths of one million people worldwide every year, particularly in African countries. Plans to combat this wo...
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2026
aeda
The sweetness of Keemun black tea (KBT) is a critical determinant of its overall sensory quality. This study used sensory analysis to quantitate the sweet odor and flavor of KBT. T...
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2026
gc ms
Tea is mainly produced with spring tea leaves. Summer and autumn tea leaves, characterized by a bitter and astringent taste, are usually discarded. Here, they were turned into osma...
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2026
gc ms
Lamiaceae and Asteraceae plant species have been widely used in Mediterranean ethnomedicine for gastrointestinal disorders. They are also known for their antioxidant, anti-inflamma...
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2026
aeda
The utilization of white champaca (
Michelia alba
D. C.) is largely dictated by the physical state of its flowers (fresh or dried), which significantly impacts aroma characterist...
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2026
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
To address issues of water resource waste, nutrient loss, and unstable natural fermentation flavor in traditional high-salt fermented chili, this study isolated and screened aroma-...
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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.