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
Journal of fluorescence
other
The focus of the study was the synthesis, characterization, and investigation of the antibacterial properties of chitosan Schiff bases (CHSB) and crosslinked chitosan Schiff bases...
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2025
Springer Nature
other
This work presents a developed and validated high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detection (HPLC–
DAD) method for the separation and quantification of divani...
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2025
aeda
Identifying the key aroma-active compounds in wolfberry pulp is essential for ensuring product quality. In this study, the key odorants in fresh wolfberry pulp (FWP), dried wolfber...
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2025
pharmacology
Astragalus fasciculifolius Bioss, commonly known as Anzaroot, is a medicinal plant from the Fabaceae family, recognized for its therapeutic properties due to its rich composition o...
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2025
other
Underwater aging of alcoholic beverages has gained growing interest in recent
years as a novel strategy for product differentiation. This study investigated the effects
of 12 mon...
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2025
gc ms
The aim of this study is to analyse the phytochemical composition, anti-oxidant activity, FT-IR and GC-MS analysis of <i>Simarouba glauca</i> leaf extracts. The chloroform extract...
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2025
gc ms
Pimenta racemosa var. recemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore is an aromatic plant belonging to the family Myrtaceae, native to Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica and well-known for its trad...
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2025
other
Tomatoes are a crucial component of the global food system but are susceptible to pests and diseases, such as leaf miner (<i>Tuta absoluta</i>), fungal, and bacterial infections, e...
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PMID: 40585496
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70386
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Introduction</h4>Hedychium coronarium J. König, from the Zingiberaceae family, is a rhizomatous herb used in Ayurvedic medicine for its febrifuge, anti-rheumatic, and anthelmin...
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2025
gc ms
Teucrium polium L, known as felty germander or Palestinian Ja'adeh, primarily flourishes in Mediterranean countries such as Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey. There has been a signific...
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2025
gc ms
Influenced by various physical, chemical, and microbial factors, the aging process of Citri Reticulatae 'Chachiensis' Pericarpium (CRCP) poses a complex scientific challenge. Drawi...
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PMID: 41154025
DOI: 10.3390/foods14203489
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2025
other
<h4>Introduction</h4>With the rapid decline in wild Bupleurum scorzonerifolium (BSW) resources, large-scale planting of cultivated B. scorzonerifolium (BSC) has begun. However, the...
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2025
gc ms
Strawberry (<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i>) is one of the most perishable fruits, requiring care from harvest to consumer arrival. Gray mold and anthracnose are the diseases tha...
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2025
Ecology and evolution
gc ms
In the evolutionary arms race between plants and herbivores, sophisticated mechanisms of indirect plant defense play a pivotal role. This study investigated the role of volatile or...
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PMID: 40177685
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71175
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2025
aroma analysis
Honey, a valued natural sweetener with nutritional and therapeutic benefits, is often subject to adulteration, compromising its authenticity. This study introduces a novel method c...
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2025
other
Citral is a monoterpene aldehyde with a lemon flavor, comprising two isomers: geranyl aldehyde and neura. Citral's unique biological activities and lemonlike aroma have contributed...
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2025
other
Terminally hydrated terpenes are highly sought-after compounds in the flavor and fragrance industries. However, their selective synthesis remains a considerable challenge in cataly...
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2025
gc ms
After the Swiss ban of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in March 2023, other semisynthetic dibenzopyran cannabinoids emerged on the Swiss gray market. Hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) was th...
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PMID: 38948934
DOI: 10.1002/dta.3759
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2025
other
(<i>R</i>)-Citronellal is one of the key chiral intermediates in the synthesis of the isomer (-)-menthol, one of the most commercialised terpenoid flavours worldwide. Enzymatic app...
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PMID: 40093767
DOI: 10.1039/d5re00034c
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2025
pharmacology
Collagen nanoparticles (CollNPs) exhibit low antigenicity, high surface area, non-toxicity, and excellent biocompatibility, making them promising for diverse biomedical application...
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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.