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
Semen Sojae Praeparatum (SSP) is traditional dual-purpose product with both medicinal and edible applications. In this study, electronic nose, comprehensive two-dimensional gas chr...
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2025
Biology
aroma analysis
Sauce-flavor Daqu is the solid-state fermentation starter for sauce-flavor Baijiu. Its microbial community influences flavor formation, yet links between community change, process...
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2025
Journal of food science
other
Vinegar is widely recognized for its distinctive flavor, nutritional value, and numerous health benefits, which are particularly attributed to the presence of tetramethylpyrazine (...
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2025
Food chemistry
aeda
This study aimed to enhance the flavor of cold brew coffee (CB) by replacing water with whey (pH 5.2 ± 0.2) in the cold brew system, and elucidated the formation mechanism of chara...
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2025
gc ms
The change of aroma fingerprint and its corresponding precursors during pork roasting remains unclear. The formation of key aroma compounds in roasted pork was determined through m...
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2025
aroma analysis
Flavoromics and metabolomics were used to analyze flavor and metabolic changes of <i>Idesia polycarpa</i> during microwave vacuum drying. 21 alcohols, 28 aldehydes and other volati...
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2025
other
Aim: Baijiu adulteration has always been a hot spot of social concern, especially high-temperature Daqu Baijiu, because of its better flavor quality and high value, it faces a chal...
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2025
gc ms
The fermentation vessel significantly impacts the flavor characteristics of white wine. This study provides a comprehensive flavor analysis of Sauvignon Blanc wines fermented in oa...
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2025
other
In order to understand the dynamic interaction process among species, enzymes, and metabolites during the fermentation process of Baobaoqu, which is a representative Daqu starter f...
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PMID: 41227630
DOI: 10.3390/foods14213657
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2025
Food chemistry
sensory panel
The aroma profile of pressed sesame oil is systematically influenced by seed origin, blending ratios, and compositional precursors. This study characterized aroma compounds in seve...
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2025
other
To address unpredictable flavor changes in postharvest peaches during storage, this study investigated the use of bioactive packaging with melatonin-infused P34HB films. Films with...
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PMID: 40077571
DOI: 10.3390/foods14050869
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2025
other
Bacillus is an important multifunctional genus, but the enrichment and flavor contribution mechanism of this bioresource in Baijiu Daqu are still unclear. In this study, multi-omic...
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2025
aeda
Large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) is a yellow tea product with a specific aroma characteristic and the flavor code has recently been revealed. To elucidate the transformation of odorants...
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2025
sensory panel
The development of plant-based seafood alternatives with authentic flavour profiles remains a significant challenge, limiting their appeal to seafood consumers. This study hypothes...
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PMID: 40077523
DOI: 10.3390/foods14050820
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2025
gc ms
Traditional Douchiba (DCB), a bacterial-type fermented soybean condiment, suffers from pronounced bitterness and limited functional attributes, hindering its broader application. T...
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PMID: 40941091
DOI: 10.3390/foods14172976
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2025
sensory panel
In this study, we investigated the effect of chicken fat on the eating quality, volatile organic compounds, starch structure, and digestion of cooked rice. The results showed that...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4><i>Farsetia aegyptia</i> and <i>Zilla spinosa</i> belonging to the Brassicaceae family, well-known for their biological and therapeutic activities.<h4>Objective<...
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2025
gc ms
This study investigates the biotransformation of Uiseong garlic, a South Korean variety renowned for its distinct sulfur compounds, by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) during kimchi ferm...
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2025
gc ms
This study investigated the effects of blanching pretreatment (blanched at 100 °C water for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 min respectively, and then dried at 60 °C) before hot air drying (H...
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2025
gc ms
The long-term stability of vacuum-sealed food products remains a theoretically explored but critical aspect in shelf-life prediction and food security. This study investigated the...
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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.