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
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Lipids are an important component of human nutrition. Conventional milk is obtained from animals, and dairy milk is consumed by many people worldwide....
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2025
gc ms
This study explored the great potential of endophytic fungi associated with red seaweed Gracilaria sp. and brown seaweed Sargassum sp. of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, for the fir...
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2025
gc ms
The development of sustainable skincare formulations is increasingly important due to growing customer demand for eco-friendly and health-conscious products. Conventional formulati...
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2025
gc ms
The growing demand for medicinal plants in herbal medicine highlights their therapeutic value, yet heavy metal contamination, such as cobalt (Co), poses potential health risks. Cob...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) cause a wide range of clinical diseases, yet effective antiviral therapies remain limited. Natural products, particularly medicinal pl...
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2025
other
This study evaluated the impacts of Cinnamomum verum bark (CVB) powder as a dietary phytogenic additive on breast meat fatty acid (FAs) composition, sensory attributes, and selecte...
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2025
gc ms
Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS), a medicinal and edible homologous herbal drug, is commercially available in both raw and fried (FZSS) forms and has been widely used to improve sleep...
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PMID: 41227741
DOI: 10.3390/foods14213771
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Peanut oil is recognized for its mild flavor, high phytochemical content, medicinal potential, and other health advantages.<h4>Objective</h4>This study, for the...
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2025
BMC plant biology
pharmacology
Rosehip (Rosa canina L.) is a perennial medicinal plant from the Rosaceae family. Due to its important bioactive compounds and oil, its use in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmeti...
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2025
3 Biotech
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This study explores the insecticidal potential of secondary metabolites derived from Metarhizium rileyi against Spodoptera litura through an integrative approach involving genomics...
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2025
gc ms
In this in vitro experimental study, we compared four extraction techniques -dynamic maceration (DME), ultrasound-assisted (UAE), microwave-assisted (MAE), and pressurized liquid e...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Zehneria scabra</i> is a perennial climbing herb used by Ethiopian traditional medicine practitioners. The study aimed to detect phytochemicals, assess antibacterial activities,...
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2025
Chemistry & biodiversity
gc ms
Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most common types of dementia, is an urgent and growing global challenge. AD pathogenesis is associated with increased activity of the acetylch...
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2025
gc ms
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a woody shrub that grows up to 2 feet in height. Ashwagandha roots extract has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for centuries because...
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2025
gc ms
<b>Background/Objectives:</b><i>Haloxylon griffithii</i> is a medicinal plant possessing therapeutic effects in disorders associated with the gastrointestinal (GIT) system. This re...
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PMID: 40573167
DOI: 10.3390/ph18060770
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2025
Scientific reports
pharmacology
Vitis vinifera L., a significant fruit species within the Vitaceae family, is extensively cultivated globally and finds diverse applications across the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, an...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Sini San (SNS) is a traditional Chinese medicinal formulation originating from the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", an ancient text that has been historically emp...
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2025
other
Citrus is a globally consumed fruit with great popularity, yet systematic analyses of primary metabolites across major varieties remain scarce, with phenolic acids as an auxiliary...
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PMID: 40699622
DOI: 10.3390/cimb47040223
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Serum iso-branched chain fatty acids (iso-BCFAs) levels are inversely correlated with triglyceride and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentration...
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2025
gc ms
Public health is seriously threatened by the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, especially methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This study investigate...
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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.