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
Plants function within complex ecological communities, relying on chemical signals to mediate interactions with other organisms. The foraging behaviour of insects, such as the inva...
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2025
Polymers
gc ms
This research explores the potential of green encapsules uploaded with eucalypt essential oil (EEOs) in enhancing their functionality and application in pest control, focusing on s...
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PMID: 40362965
DOI: 10.3390/polym17091182
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2025
Phytochemical analysis : PCA
gc ms
INTRODUCTION: Pine needles are a rich source of bioactive compounds, and there are few reports on the extraction and identification of active substances in various types of pine ne...
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2025
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
other
This study explores approaches to enhancing the biostability of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) supplemented with olive fruit extract (OFE) enriched with hydroxytyrosol (HTyr). The i...
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2025
aroma analysis
Derived from a long history of artificial and natural selection, Lueyang black-boned chicken is preferred by consumers due to its unique meat characteristics. The primary aim of th...
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2025
other
Winemaking, one of the ancient technologies, is simply the process of converting sugar into alcohol through a complex biochemical reaction. The process of winemaking involves a com...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Lepechinia mutica,</i> an endemic species of the Ecuadorian Andes, was studied to identify the seasonal variation in volatile organic compounds emitted from leaves and flowers i...
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2025
other
The transition from outcrossing to self-pollination is an evolutionary process in angiosperms. However, the changes in floral volatile composition during this process and their imp...
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2025
aeda
Drought stress during summer significantly impairs tea quality. This study is the first to systematically investigate the combined effects of pre-harvest drought and shade treatmen...
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2025
sensory panel
This study investigated the volatile flavor characteristics of Fujian white tea (FWT), Yunnan white tea (YWT), and GABA-enriched white tea (GWT) using headspace solid-phase microex...
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PMID: 40238334
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071153
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2025
PloS one
other
Honey bees balance colony populations against available food resources by adjusting brood rearing during nutritionally-stressed periods. Workers limit colony populations primarily...
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2025
aroma analysis
Wintersweet (<i>Chimonanthus praecox</i>) is known for its flowering in winter and its rich floral aroma; the whole flower is yellow and the inner petals are red. In this study, we...
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PMID: 40004148
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26041684
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2025
sensory panel
Leaf color, a vital phenotypic trait, influences the flavor quality of tea. This study investigated the flavor and metabolite profiles of hawk black tea (HBT) processed from leaves...
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2025
BMC complementary medicine and therapies
gc ms
In this study, the essential oils of seeds and leaves from Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L) were profiled and screened for their antimicrobial potential. The volatile oils were...
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2025
other
<h4>Background</h4>The increasing global demand for fuel, driven by the unchecked extraction and consumption of fossil fuels, has intensified the search for sustainable energy alte...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L. is an aromatic medicinal plant with various biologically active classes of compounds such as cannabinoids, polyphenols, and terpenes. Unlike the widely in...
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PMID: 40943472
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26178552
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2025
gc ms
The correlation between flavor profiles and microbial communities in Jiang-shui, a traditional fermented vegetable product from Northwest China, remains incompletely understood. To...
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2025
gc ms
The rhizosphere, a dynamic interface shaped by plant root exudates, fosters microbial communities with significant biochemical potential. This study investigated the interplay betw...
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PMID: 41465824
DOI: 10.3390/life15121886
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Aims</h4><i>Ficus vasta</i> Forssk. is a valuable but relatively less explored medicinal and edible plant. This study focused on analyzing the biochemical properties, molecular...
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2025
pharmacology
Lung cancer and breast cancer are two types of cancer that cause and contribute to the highest mortality rate in the world. The development of anticancer agents that have high effi...
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PMID: 40687624
DOI: 10.1155/adpp/5946648
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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.