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
Plantago maritima L. is a highly adaptable species recognized for producing valuable secondary metabolites with significant medicinal properties and a broad geographical distributi...
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2025
aeda
Dixu tea is one of the characteristic tea germplasm resources of southeastern Yunnan, and is also a precious wild tea germplasm resource. Background: In order to further develop Di...
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2025
aeda
Chimonanthus praecox var. concolor Mak. flower (CPCMF) is used in some food products, but its key odorants have not been determined. To characterize key odorants in CPCMF, solvent...
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2025
sensory panel
INTRODUCTION
Eugenol and isoeugenol, key flavor isomers, exert distinct effects on sweetness perception but suffer from poor thermal and oxidative stability, as well as rapid aroma...
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2025
aroma analysis
Physicochemical properties and flavor characteristics of hemp seeds (HS) were analyzed by roasting temperature (140 °C, 160 °C, 180 °C) and time (initial, 3, 6, 9, 12 min). HS with...
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2025
other
Tomato, as the vegetable queen, is cultivated worldwide due to its rich nutrient content and unique flavor. Nondestructive technology provides efficient and noninvasive solutions f...
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PMID: 39856952
DOI: 10.3390/foods14020286
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2025
other
Carotenoids and apocarotenoids constitute a structurally and functionally sundry class of isoprenoids whose significance extends from photosynthetic light capture and photoprotecti...
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2025
pharmacology
This review is an exhaustive analysis of the recent progress in the research of active and biologically active additives/ingredients. Fast-developing innovations during the last 3-...
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PMID: 41374826
DOI: 10.3390/polym17233139
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2025
aroma analysis
Background Until recently, the mechanism underlying methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-mediated suppression of ethylene metabolism and its impact on quality formation in ripening tomatoes has...
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2025
sensory panel
Kluyveromyces marxianus is a traditional fermentation starter, but the effects of K. marxianus fermentation on tomato remain largely unknown. Here, K. marxianus was employed for to...
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2025
other
The development of dysphagia foods has focused on macronutrient supplementation, with a lack of micronutrient-supplemented dysphagia foods reported. This study developed a low-fat...
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2025
Bioresource technology
other
β-Carotene and its derivatives have been gaining huge interest due to its applications as food supplements, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, pigments, etc. Owing to their high valu...
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2025
gc ms
Wenchang chicken, a specialty of Hainan, China, is celebrated for its tender texture and unique flavor. This study investigates the impact of two traditional cooking methods, SW ch...
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PMID: 41227748
DOI: 10.3390/foods14213778
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2025
Annual review of entomology
other
(E)-β-farnesene (EBF) stands out as a crucial volatile organic compound, exerting significant influence on the complex interactions between plants, aphids, and predator insects. Se...
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2025
sensory panel
Dry hopping enhances hop aroma and flavor stability in beer but often leads to hop waste and filtration losses. This study explores pulsed electric field (PEF) pretreatment as a me...
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2025
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
other
Drought stress triggers complex biochemical and physiological adjustments in plants, including the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can influence neighboring indiv...
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2025
gc ms
Orange spiny whitefly (<i>Aleurocanthus spiniferus</i> Quaintance) is a major pest with economic significance to tea plants, as both nymphs and adults suck plant sap and contribute...
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2025
other
α-Farnesene is one of the most widely distributed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in plants, playing a significant role in both flavor formation and defense mechanisms. However,...
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2025
other
Terpenes are critical components of the floral fragrance component in <i>Dendrobium chrysotoxum</i>, synthesized by terpene synthase (TPS). Analysis of the <i>D. chrysotoxum</i> ge...
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PMID: 39852140
DOI: 10.3390/cimb47010025
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2025
other
Essential oils (EOs) are highly valued in the cosmetic and food industries for their diverse properties. However, traditional extraction methods often result in low yields, inconsi...
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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.