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
Antioxidant properties of indigenous Indian (ICO) and commercial (CCO) chamomile essential oils (EOs) and their application in preventing lipid oxidation of fish oil were investiga...
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2025
gc ms
The essential oil (EO) obtained from the roots of <i>Valeriana rigida</i> Ruiz & Pav. (Caprifoliaceae), collected in the moorland region of Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, was analyz...
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2025
other
Turmeric (<i>Curcuma longa L.</i>) is primarily traded in dried form; preserving its bioactive compounds and quality through optimal drying methods is critical. This study evaluate...
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2025
other
<h4>Introduction</h4><i>Curcuma kwangsiensis</i> S.G. Lee et C.F. Liang, a member of the <i>Zingiberaceae</i> family, is abundant in sesquiterpenes. However, the sesquiterpene meta...
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2025
other
Algae are the group that has managed to generate the largest number of compounds and secondary metabolites with different properties, many of them only present in the aquatic kingd...
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PMID: 40422800
DOI: 10.3390/md23050210
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2025
aeda
Pickled radish is a local specialty fermented food, loved for its unique flavor. In this study, the volatile components of pickled radish from different years were identified and a...
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2025
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
aroma analysis
The genus Lavandula represents one of the most valuable aromatic and medicinal plants, holding significant economic importance in the pharmaceutical, food, perfumery, and cosmetics...
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2025
other
The growing demand for natural preservatives in the food industry has highlighted the importance of essential oils (EOs), despite their limitations related to volatility and oxidat...
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PMID: 40509496
DOI: 10.3390/foods14111968
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2025
gc ms
This study investigated the essential oils (EOs) from leaf, bark, and fruit of <i>Mespilodaphne cymbarum</i> (Kunth) Trofimov (Lauraceae), focusing on their chemical composition an...
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2025
gc ms
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Medicinal plants such as <i>Santolina chamaecyparissus</i> L., an evergreen shrub from the Asteraceae family, have long been valued for their bioactiv...
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2025
aroma analysis
In this study, the CATA questionnaire combined with Napping's sensory analysis method was used to conduct sensory analysis on 15 concentrated samples. Then, their volatile flavor c...
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2025
gc ms
The impact of seasonality on the aroma quality of tea has been documented in various tea types, but not specifically in oolong tea. This study is the first to explore the complex r...
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2025
ACS synthetic biology
other
α-Bisabolene's distinctive aroma is highly prized in fragrances and cosmetics, while its antioxidant properties hold significant pharmaceutical potential. However, the production o...
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2025
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
other
The depletion of fossil resources and their detrimental impact on global climate change necessitate the development of sustainable, renewable alternatives. Advanced fuels derived f...
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2025
gc ms
Pepper (<i>Piper nigrum</i> L.) is a spice plant that contains bioactive compounds, including essential oils, with antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The study intended to det...
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PMID: 41245190
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71205
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2025
Frontiers in microbiology
aroma analysis
INTRODUCTION: Understanding how microbial communities influence aroma profiles is critical to improving cigar quality. However, comparative studies examining the microbiome-aroma n...
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2025
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
gc ms
Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide, with no resistant varieties currently available. Effective management of HLB relies heavily on controlling its...
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2025
gc ms
"Xinyi" (Magnolia biondii Pampan., Magnolia denudata Desr., and Magnolia sprengeri Pampan.) is a traditional Chinese medicine listed in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic o...
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2025
other
Chemical compositions, antioxidant activities and antibacterial activities of essential oils (EOs) extracted from four <i>Zanthoxylum armatum</i> cultivars were comparatively analy...
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2025
Journal of ethnopharmacology
aeda
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Curcumae Rhizoma, a traditional Chinese medicine derived from the dried rhizome of Curcuma species, has long been used to treat liver-related disord...
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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.