Peer-Reviewed Research Database
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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
More original analyses in queue — Rychlik integration writeup and per-compound OAV audits.
2026
Toxicology and applied pharmacology
other
2-Isopropyl-N-2,3-trimethylbutyramide (ITB) is a food-flavoring agent classified as an aliphatic amide. In 2016, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives evaluated ITB...
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2026
aeda
<h4>Ethnopharmacological relevance</h4>Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), a traditional Chinese medicine used for millennia, promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Its pri...
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2026
other
<h4>Introduction</h4>Flue-cured tobacco (<i>Nicotiana tabacum</i>) leaves exhibit substantial variation in oil content, yet the metabolic basis underlying these differences remains...
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2026
other
This study investigated the sensory effects of replacing sucrose with blends of xylitol, monk fruit extract (Siraitia grosvenorii, rich in mogrosides), and thaumatin in 16 prototyp...
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2026
other
In industrial settings, one of the key environmental challenges is the remediation of soil contaminated by hydrocarbons. Washing the soil with surfactants mobilises and extracts th...
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2026
gc ms
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>This study explored the impact of the hydroalcoholic extract of <i>Medusomyces gisevii</i> L. (HEMG), a promising source for dietary use, on NAFLD in...
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2026
other
C<sub>3</sub>-thioether esters are among the most important contributors to melon aromas. We previously showed that L-methionine is a key precursor to many sulfur-containing and ot...
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2026
Journal of clinical & experimental immunology
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an acute disorder with prolonged complexities that affirm to be the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in US. The pathophysiology of TBI compr...
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2026
aroma analysis
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are commonly used to degrade nitrite in dry fermented sausages. However, the impact of nitrite-degrading LAB on flavor formation and its regulatory effec...
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2026
other
As a globally significant oilseed and food crop, peanuts exhibit significant quality changes influenced by storage conditions. This study monitored six key quality indicators-inclu...
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PMID: 41683034
DOI: 10.3390/foods15030446
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2026
other
Emerging evidence indicates that low-grade chronic systemic inflammation is a key contributor to the onset and progression of numerous chronic diseases. Vanilla planifolia, a globa...
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2026
Veterinary world
aeda
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Probiotic products are increasingly utilized in animal feed and the food industry to promote health benefits. Herbs such as turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), galinga...
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2026
gc ms
Antimicrobial resistance presents a significant global health concern, rendering antimicrobial therapies less effective and complicating the management of infectious diseases. To a...
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PMID: 41550817
DOI: 10.1039/d5ra04969e
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2026
other
Tobacco is a key economic crop, with leaf oil content serving as a critical determinant of leaf quality. To address the limited understanding of mechanisms underlying oil content i...
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2026
sensory panel
The growing popularity of plant-based proteins, particularly pea protein, is driven by health benefits and sustainability. However, despite the increasing demand, undesirable senso...
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2026
other
The need for active biodegradable packaging materials with the ability to improve the microbiological stability of highly perishable foods was investigated in the present study. Sp...
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PMID: 41596989
DOI: 10.3390/foods15020390
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2026
gc ms
<i>Purpose.</i> This study utilizes untargeted metabolomics to identify novel serum biomarkers and metabolic pathways linked to in-stent restenosis (ISR). <i>Methods.</i> This retr...
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2026
other
Toothpastes may induce cheilitis, intraoral lichenoid changes and immediate hypersensitivity reactions. There is little published information documenting the range of allergens in...
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2026
gc ms
The current study investigated the dynamic of the ripening process, oil yield, physicochemical properties, and wound healing activity of two olive varieties, namely Akerma and Bouc...
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2026
other
: Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae), commonly called garden sage or Dalmatian sage, is an aromatic species native to the Mediterranean Basin and one of the oldest medicinal herbs. Cul...
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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.