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
other
<i>Agrilus planipennis</i> is an invasive species that inflicts substantial harm on ash trees (<i>Fraxinus</i> spp.) globally. Elucidating its olfactory mechanisms is essential for...
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PMID: 40852383
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19812
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2025
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In the chemosensory system of insects, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and odorant-degrading enzymes (ODEs) play a role in the host location process. This study identified and anal...
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2025
aroma analysis
In this study, silver carp by-products were used as raw materials to prepare silver carp bone soup under four processing conditions: CF, CY, GF, and GY. The results showed that the...
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2025
Insects
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The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is an important pest of potato crops capable of boring into and consuming the potato tubers. Although chemical insecticides...
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2025
gc ms
Zengcheng (ZC), a superior cultivar of <i>Mesona chinensis</i> Benth, is distinguished by its unique sensory attributes and exceptional phytochemical quality, rendering it the cult...
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PMID: 40943632
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26178713
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2025
aroma analysis
Shanxi broomcorn millet Huangjiu (SXHJ) is a typical representative of northern Huangjiu. This study employed high-throughput sequencing and untargeted metabolomics to conduct an i...
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2025
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<i>Cinnamomum osmophloeum</i>, commonly known as indigenous cinnamon, is a tree species native to Taiwan's hardwood forests. It has been extensively investigated for its chemical c...
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2025
aeda
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides formed through the enzymatic transformation of starch into glucose, catalyzed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase). They are...
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2025
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
pharmacology
Tert-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) is a synthetic phenolic antioxidant commonly found in food. The overuse of TBHQ poses a potential toxicity to human health, which has attracted signi...
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2025
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Floral nectar is a sugar-rich resource which is ubiquitously inhabited by a wide array of microorganisms. Fermentation by nectar-inhabiting microbes can alter several nectar traits...
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2025
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Meat quality is influenced by genetic, nutritional, and microbial factors, with increasing attention on the role of gut-derived metabolites. In this study, we conducted untargeted...
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PMID: 40867727
DOI: 10.3390/ani15162399
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2025
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Chinese herbal medicine additives (CHMAs) have become increasingly popular as sustainable alternatives to synthetic compounds for improving the quality of mutton. However, the prec...
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2025
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As an important cash crop, tobacco (<i>Nicotiana tabacum L</i>.) is grown to harvest leaves which are cured at elevated temperature before sale. The quality of cured leaves impacts...
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2025
Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University
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The present study determines the chemical profile of Schinus molle L. essential oil and its toxicity and repellent effect on Tribolium confusum , Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilu...
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2025
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<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in early life have demonstrable adverse implications on child health and development. Yet, there is a d...
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2025
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A growing body of evidence indicates plant-based food diversity as a potential target for improvement of diet-related health outcomes. This study aimed to char...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Forsythia suspensa</i> is a crucial plant resource due to its considerable edible and medicinal value. Its fruit, named Forsythiae Fructus (FF), has been widely used in Traditio...
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2025
gc ms
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and its rapid global spread underscores the urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. This study investigates the antiviral potential of <i>Allium s...
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2025
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The dehydrogenative aromatisation of cyclohexanone derivatives has had a transformative influence on the synthesis of aromatic compounds because functional groups can be easily int...
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2025
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Synthesis of substituted anilines upon nucleophilic addition of secondary amines to cyclohexanone derivatives followed by aromatization of the enamine by employing a combination of...
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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.