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.
2026
gc ms
This study aimed to develop a visually appealing, low-oil vacuum-fried hairtail product by optimizing processing parameters through Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The synergis...
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2026
aeda
<h4>Background</h4>The quality of pomegranate wine largely depends on the pomegranate cultivar used. However, the influence of different cultivars on key phytochemicals and volatil...
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2026
Pest management science
other
BACKGROUND: Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus is an important Chinese herbal medicine. Root rot in Astragalus caused by Fusarium oxysporum is a destructive soil-borne diseas...
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2026
aeda
This study demonstrates flavor compound variation and the stable pattern of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge Black Tea (XSBT) at different processes through multi-omics techniques. Th...
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2026
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder with unknown etiology. The absence of reliable biochemical and imaging markers often de...
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2026
Biotechnology letters
other
To investigate the effects of fungal volatile organic compounds (FVOCs) on the mycelial growth of Ganoderma lucidum, and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the growth...
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2026
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
gc ms
Traditional paocai is a representative Chinese fermented vegetable that is typically produced through successive fermentation cycles. However, the mechanisms underlying flavor diff...
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2026
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
Pixian broad bean paste is a traditional Chinese fermented condiment and it is widely acclaimed for the distinctive flavor. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (B. amyloliquefaciens) SCPC-R...
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2026
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aroma analysis
2,5-Dimethylpyrazine (2,5-DMP) is an important flavor compound in food and a valuable intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis. Conventional chemical synthesis of 2,5-DMP requires...
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2026
Pest management science
other
BACKGROUND: Phyllosphere microorganisms play a vital role in plant defense, thereby aiding plants in their adaptation to environmental changes. Plant hormone signals can regulate t...
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2026
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
other
Terpinolene, a monoterpene volatile, has been demonstrated to exhibit repellent activity against Bemisia tabaci adults. However, molecular basis of B. tabaci identifying and respon...
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2026
Microbial pathogenesis
other
Acne can impair patients' appearance and even cause psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. Given the lipase inhibitory activity of the Pinus massoniana L. needles...
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2026
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aroma analysis
The flavor of pear cider exhibits regional features, with insufficient and unstable aroma constituting key quality issues. The role of its characteristic aroma and the contribution...
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2026
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
other
Linalyl acetate is a key bioactive component of essential oils with notable calming and sedative effects; however, its high volatility severely limits stability and practical appli...
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PMID: 41823763
DOI: 10.3390/nano16050304
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2026
Food chemistry
gc ms
Fermentation affects ginseng wine flavors. In this study, the kinetic profiles of volatile and non-volatile flavor compounds generated during the fermentation of ginseng wine were...
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2026
sensory panel
Feruloyl esterase (FAE)-producing lactobacillus strains were selected from the citrus whole-fruit pulp after 48 h of fermentation. Among them, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum K33 sho...
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2026
sensory panel
<h4>Background</h4>Reverse osmosis (RO) is a promising non-thermal dealcoholization technology, yet substantial volatile losses during processing and storage limit its potential fo...
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2026
Plant communications
aroma analysis
Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), Globodera rostochiensis, are an important group of quarantine plant-parasitic nematodes that pose a serious threat to the potato industry and global f...
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2026
Optics express
other
Although solids have been recently used in ultrafast experiments for spectral broadening due to their relatively high nonlinearity, their sensitivity to damage limits their long-te...
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2026
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
other
Hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses can be frequently isolated in nature despite their likely compromised ecological fitness, but how their fungal hosts survive in natural environ...
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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.