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.
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aroma analysis
Naphthalene and its alkyl-substituted derivatives are among the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in environmental and human exposure studies, yet their develop...
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gc ms
The durability of the materials is often limited as they fade under the influence of external factors, particularly light. The present research aimed to study the photodegradation...
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gc ms
The aroma of wine is a defining quality attribute, determined mainly by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) originating from grape metabolism, fermentation, and maturation. This stud...
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aroma analysis
Background: Rose processing faces critical challenges in preserving bioactive compounds and aroma profiles during thermal treatments, particularly given the growing demand for natu...
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aroma analysis
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Carvacrol and thymol are monoterpenes present in phenolic-rich essential oils extracted from aromatic plants that exhibit antimicrobial activity. This...
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other
The study of extractables and leachables has become increasingly important in the pharmaceutical industry, with growing concerns about minimizing impurity risks in final products....
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Toxicology and applied pharmacology
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Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as e-cigarettes, are considered safer alternatives to tobacco smoking, yet their long-term health effects, particularly...
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aroma analysis
There are hundreds of local chicken breeds in China, which have a large consumer market due to their excellent flavor. In this study, Beijing You chicken and Wenchang chicken, were...
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aeda
A systematic study was undertaken of the flavor disparities of Jiangxiang-flavor Baijiu produced across southern and northern China. Five non-volatile organic acids, seven amino ac...
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gc ms
Lipids are critical precursors of aroma compounds in beef tallow. This study investigated how enzymatic hydrolysis treatment affected the aroma precursors and flavor of beef tallow...
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Meat science
aeda
To investigate the variance in the quality and flavor profiles of bacon from different regions, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry and electronic sensory techniques (incl...
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Archives of toxicology
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Heavy metals are naturally occurring components of the Earth's crust and persistent environmental pollutants. Human exposure to heavy metals occurs via various pathways, including...
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gc ms
Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) serve critical roles in insect communication and desiccation resistance and are increasingly recognized as valuable taxonomic characters. This study i...
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gc ms
Sugar beet pulp (SBP), a byproduct of the sugar industry, presents significant potential for enhancing economic benefits and promoting sustainable development through its comprehen...
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PMID: 41097603
DOI: 10.3390/foods14193435
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gc ms
Rearrangements such as the McLafferty rearrangement are common in mass spectrometry of positive ions, but rare in negative ions. The present article searched the literature for McL...
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Food chemistry
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The reaction of resveratrol, pterostilbene, and piceatannol with 4-methylcatechol quinone and hydroxytyrosol quinone was studied to determine the ability of stilbenoids to trap o-q...
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other
Polyurethanes (PUs) are the sixth most commonly utilized plastic class, yet ∼80% of commodity material is landfilled or incinerated at the end of life. Disposal of thermosets is pa...
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gc ms
AC plasmas directly excited within liquid hydrocarbons were investigated for the production of hydrogen and unsaturated C<sub>2</sub> hydrocarbon in a recirculating liquid "jet" fl...
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PMID: 39705542
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11174
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gc ms
This study introduces a cost-effective and streamlined Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) methodology for detecting and quantifying microplastics in tap wate...
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gc ms
<b>Background</b>: Early cancer detection remains a critical challenge in clinical oncology, requiring further development of innovative diagnostic methods with improved sensitivit...
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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.