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
Zanthoxylum schinifolium is used traditionally as a herbal medicine and spice and flavouring agent, with its essential oil (Z. schinifolium essential oil [ZEO]) having potential an...
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2025
sensory panel
The processing technique critically determines the quality of prepackaged braised meat products. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an innovative processing method against...
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PMID: 41300095
DOI: 10.3390/foods14223937
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicinal system that uses medicinal plants for their neuroprotective effects. Ayurveda claims that the (<i>C. halicacabum</i>) lea...
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2025
other
This study analyzed the flavor metabolites in different components (whole chili, chili pericarp, and chili seed) of dried chili and fermented chili using multiple techniques. The r...
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2025
gc ms
Antioxidants are essential compounds with diverse applications, and medicinal plants are a natural source of these biomolecules. <i>Philodendron heleniae</i>, a species native to t...
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2025
aeda
In this study, ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-TQ-MS/MS) and full 2D gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectromet...
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2025
aeda
This study aimed to scale up and optimize Laetiporus sulphureus-mediated onion fermentation and explore its potential to introduce meat-like aroma to plant-based foods. The process...
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2025
aeda
Floral–fruity aroma Pu-erh tea (FFAPET) is highly valued by consumers for its distinctive and appealing fragrance. This study conducted a comprehensive investigation into the volat...
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PMID: 41008196
DOI: 10.3390/foods14183223
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2025
aeda
Lightly-pickled cucumber is a popular pickled product in Asian countries. However, its quality and microbial alteration during pickling and its correlation between microorganisms a...
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2025
other
The current research employed advanced GC × GC TOFMS analysis for comprehensive profiling of the essential oils (EOs) extracted from rhizomes and leaves of Curcuma caesia (black tu...
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2025
gc ms
The increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance and the need for new medicines have renewed interest in medicinal plants like Moringa oleifera Lam., a fast-growing tree from the...
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2025
other
The Korean native black goat (<i>Capra hircus coreanae</i>, KNBG) is an indigenous breed of Korea, consisting of three registered strains: Jangsu, Tongyeong, and Dangjin. KNBG meat...
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2025
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Aromatic and medicinal plants have been integral to human civilization for thousands of years, serving not only as vital components in traditional and modern medicine but also as s...
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2025
other
<h4>Introduction</h4>The extensively used <i>Lindera communis</i> Hemsl. (Lauraceae) in traditional Chinese medicine has been specifically employed for wound healing and treating s...
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2025
gc ms
Anticancer therapies resistance, as well as their existing side effects, has become a significant issue worldwide. The demands of new anticancer agents that prevent cancer from dev...
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2025
other
Edible and medicinal fungi are a general term for large fungi with both edible and medicinal values. As a unique wild edible and medicinal fungus in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the...
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PMID: 41020864
DOI: 10.3390/cimb47090742
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2025
gc ms
This study reports the first molecularly confirmed occurrence of <i>Phlegmacium herculeum</i> in Algeria, identified through morphological features and ITS sequence analysis (GenBa...
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PMID: 41440719
DOI: 10.3390/jof11120894
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2025
gc ms
Chronic wounds significantly impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Unpleasant wound odour, caused by bacterial colonisation and necrotic processes, is a distressing sympto...
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PMID: 40296451
DOI: 10.1111/wrr.70033
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2025
gc ms
Rice bran (RB) as an available agricultural by-product is currently underutilized due to its susceptibility to oxidation and rancidity. This study investigated the evaluation of fl...
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2025
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society
gc ms
BACKGROUND: The triple combination Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) translates into major respiratory improvements in adults; yet current clinical endpoints may prove insuffi...
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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.