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
aroma analysis
Despite advances in the operation of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), accumulation of earthy-muddy off-flavors in the fish remains a potential risk. Myxobacteria (Myxococco...
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PMID: 40757865
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00757-25
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2025
aeda
Light is one of the key factors affecting the flavor of edible fungi. <i>Pleurotus citrinopileatus</i> were planted in a growth chamber in order to investigate the effects of diffe...
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2025
other
Plant diseases account for nearly one-third of annual global crop losses, making early and real-time detection essential for safeguarding agricultural productivity. Wearable techno...
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PMID: 40901578
DOI: 10.1021/cbe.5c00027
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2025
gc ms
The increasing resistance of pathogenic microbes to antibiotics is a major public health concern, necessitating the discovery of effective antimicrobial compounds. The aim of this...
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2025
aroma analysis
Matcha is a very popular tea food around the world, being widely used in the food, beverage, health food, and cosmetic industries, among others. At present, matcha shade covering m...
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PMID: 39796387
DOI: 10.3390/foods14010097
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2025
gc ms
The Compendium of Materia Medica highlights the therapeutic properties of <i>Trypoxylus dichotomus</i> (<i>T. dichotomus</i>). In this study, the species and content of volatile co...
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2025
aeda
Tea aroma is largely shaped by volatile compounds released from glycosidic aroma precursors. This study investigated the effects of two Aspergillus niger β-glucosidases, An-G3987 a...
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2025
other
Traditional fermented foods represent a vital cornerstone of culinary cultures worldwide, with a history that spans millennia [...].
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PMID: 41154095
DOI: 10.3390/foods14203559
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2025
gc ms
This study aimed to enhance the flavor and quality of Danling Dongba, a traditional fermented rice product, by preparing ultrafine indica rice flours using fluidized bed airflow cr...
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PMID: 41142019
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71113
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2025
gc ms
This study systematically investigates lipid dynamics and their role in aroma formation during Qingzhuan tea (QZT) processing. Using UHPLC-MRM-MS/MS and GC-MS, we analyzed fatty ac...
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2025
other
A crucial step in the engineering of bioactive materials from sugarcane by-products is understanding their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, particularly their mo...
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2025
sensory panel
Watermelon juice (WJ) is not widely consumed commercially in most countries due to the change in its sensory properties after thermal treatment, despite its attractive color and hi...
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PMID: 40521085
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70342
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2025
gc ms
<i>Thymbra nabateorum</i>, a plant species from the Lamiaceae family, is endemic to the Nabatian region, which spans southern Jordan and northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is renowned f...
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2025
other
Essential oils (EOs), derived from medicinal plants, has been reported to possess various bioactivities to treat inflammatory diseases. Therefore, it is urgent to investigate the e...
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2025
gc ms
Wireworms, the larval stage of elaterid beetles, are among the most serious soil-borne insect pests in the world. Wireworms feed on a variety of key crops, including small grains,...
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2025
other
In this work, three bis-pyrrolidone-based structures (BP) were synthesized combining dimethyl itaconate (DMI), the dimethyl ester derivative of itaconic acid, with various aliphati...
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PMID: 39829967
DOI: 10.1039/d4gc04951a
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Purpose</h4><i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L., a medicinal herb from the Lamiaceae family, has been traditionally used to treat various diseases. Plant extracts are valued in therapeu...
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PMID: 41356576
DOI: 10.1155/ijfo/1819384
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2025
other
The growing medium is one of the key factors determining the yield and quality of lavender oil. The research conducted in greenhouse conditions aimed to assess the impact of a subs...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i> (L.) is an edible plant from the Malvaceae family known for its nutritional value. The phytochemical content and medicinal usefulness of the fruits of...
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PMID: 40458440
DOI: 10.1039/d4ra08509d
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2025
other
Infant formula milk powder processing technology is complex; the melting treatment of milk powder oil raw materials is also crucial to its quality. It was experimentally concluded...
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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.