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
other
The projected increase in the global probiotics market is driven by growing consumer awareness of gut health and the potential benefits of microbial supplements. However, the marke...
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PMID: 41305644
DOI: 10.3390/nu17223594
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2025
sensory panel
Consumers often demonstrate an intrinsic aversion to unfamiliar foods referred to as food neophobia. Wild raccoon (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) meat represents such an unfamiliar food, bo...
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PMID: 40646944
DOI: 10.3390/foods14132191
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2025
gc ms
Synthetic medicinal products are expensive and may have serious side effects. In addition, other antimicrobial agents have become increasingly required due to antibiotic resistance...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> has long been recognized for its medicinal properties, particularly due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and pro-apoptotic components such as polysac...
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2025
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
gc ms
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) seeds are known for their high amounts of bioactive silymarin complex and oil, both contributing to its potential as a functional food. This stud...
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2025
sensory panel
In Ethiopia, malnutrition among pregnant women, particularly in rural areas, remains a critical public health challenge, necessitating a strong focus on developing innovative food...
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PMID: 40755498
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70724
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2025
other
Olive pomace is a valuable source of bioactive compounds. Olive pomace is not fully utilized, so the goal was to create edible disposable tableware from the by-products of the oliv...
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PMID: 39803291
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4665
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2025
gc ms
Drying methods play a crucial role in the formation of green tea aromas. This study investigated the aroma characteristics and volatile component profiles of large-leaf green tea u...
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PMID: 40238535
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071275
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2025
gc ms
Green is no longer the only color used to describe tea leaves. As tea plants with different leaf colors-white, yellow, and purple-yield significant economic benefits, scholars are...
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2025
aroma analysis
The growing demand for healthy Tartary buckwheat-based foods has sparked interest in fermentation as a processing technique to enhance food quality and bioactivity. This study inve...
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2025
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
pharmacology
Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is esteemed as a medicinal crop due to its high nutritional and health value. However, the genetic basis for the variations in Tartary buckw...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Artemisia dracunculus</i>/(tarragon) is a perennial plant used in traditional medicine and the food industry. The plant is known to have beneficial effects on health, such as an...
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PMID: 40076487
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26051860
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2025
gc ms
This study presents the comparative and preliminary phytochemical analysis of essential oils extracted from 5 different <i>Ocimum</i> species, including <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> Lin...
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PMID: 40600003
DOI: 10.1155/bri/7121687
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2025
Perhimpunan Ahli Teknologi Pangan Indonesia bekerjasama dengan Departemen Ilmu dan Teknologi Pangan, IPB University Bogor, Indonesia
gc ms
Native to the west Java Region, Indonesia, ‘Cilembu’ sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas L. var Rancing) is highly valued for its unique taste. However, the volatile compound profile of...
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2025
other
This study investigated the microencapsulation process of natural taro essence and characterized its physicochemical properties. The effects of core-to-wall ratio, T-20/β-CD mass r...
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PMID: 40077456
DOI: 10.3390/foods14050754
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2025
aroma analysis
<h4>Key message</h4>We mapped and cloned gene Cmobadh controlling the 'taro-like' aroma in pumpkin, enabling MAS-driven breeding of 'taro-like' aroma cultivars through utilizing th...
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2025
Food chemistry
other
This investigation evaluates the valorization of citrus peels (lemon, tangerine, and orange) to recover both on-polar and polar fractions simultaneously. Citrus essential oils, abu...
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
other
An esterified starch-based antibacterial sustained-release smart film was prepared, using esterified starch (DASt) as a matrix, purple corncob anthocyanin (PCA) as an indicator and...
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2025
pharmacology
Tamarindus indica, commonly known as tamarind, is a fruit tree belonging to the Leguminosae (Fabaceae) family, recognized for its traditional medicinal uses. Tamarind leaf extract...
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2025
aeda
The exploration of advanced delivery systems for natural antioxidants is crucial for enhancing their bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy. Metal-organic frameworks, particularl...
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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.