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
Cameroon rainforest region is not only an agricultural area with massive pesticide uses but also possesses factors that favor land snails' growth like <i>Archachatina marginata</i>...
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PMID: 40979583
DOI: 10.1155/jt/6365547
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2025
other
Chemical hazards in food present a significant health risk. The objective of our review is to understand health risks associated with chemical contaminants in products of animal or...
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2025
aroma analysis
This study investigated the effects of dietary Antarctic krill meal (AKM) on the physiological metabolism and flavor quality of adult <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i> ovaries during the p...
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PMID: 40282689
DOI: 10.3390/foods14081287
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2025
other
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is a major threat to public health and economic stability, particularly in Sub-Saharan African countries such as Ghana. However,...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>, <i>Parabramis pekinensis</i>, <i>Aristichthys nobilis</i>, and <i>Lateolabrax maculatus</i> were systematically evaluated as crucial components of Chinese a...
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PMID: 40647010
DOI: 10.3390/foods14132258
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2025
Elsevier
aroma analysis
The flavour of tea as a worldwide popular beverage has been studied extensively. This study aimed to apply established flavour analysis techniques (GC–MS, GC-O-MS and APCI-MS/MS) i...
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2025
aeda
Fermented jujube products are gradually becoming popular. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between the metabolites and aroma compounds in jujube during the fer...
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PMID: 40196838
DOI: 10.1039/d5ra00193e
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2025
Scientific reports
other
This study investigated the nutritional values, microbiological quality, heavy metal content, and their health risk assessment in sand-smelt fish (Atherina boyeri) in Egyptian mark...
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2025
gc ms
The composition of an essential oil (EO) depends on both the plant’s genetic constitution and environmental factors. In this study, the leaves of female bay laurel (Laurus nobilis...
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2025
gc ms
This study investigated the pharmacological potential of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) extracted from the leaves of Cornus officinalis, with the aim of elucidating their intera...
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2025
gc ms
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are key determinants of tea quality, yet their large-scale variation among diverse germplasms has not been systematically characterized. In this s...
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2025
other
Intercropping tea plants with Acacia confusa Merr. offers an environmentally sustainable approach to insect population control in tea plantations. However, the primary compounds in...
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2025
aroma analysis
Genotypic differences influence many characteristics of garlic. These differences are particularly prominent in antioxidant, phenolic, and volatile compounds. Therefore, garlics ob...
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PMID: 40046575
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4606
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2025
aroma analysis
Grana Padano (GP), Trentingrana (TG), and Parmigiano Reggiano (PR) are among the finest Italian Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheeses. GP, TG, and PR undergo extensive prot...
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2025
sensory panel
This study evaluated the effects of different concentrations (0.25%, 0.5%, and 1.0% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) of highly purified (90%) β-glucan (scleroglucan-SCGL) produced by <i>Scleroti...
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2025
aroma analysis
<h4>Background</h4>scleroglucan, an extracellular polysaccharide with gel-forming, thickening, and stabilizing properties, was used as a structure-forming agent in low-fat yogurt f...
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2025
other
The consumption of edible flowers has gained increasing global attention, driven by the demand for natural and functional foods. Edible flowers are consumed in various forms, inclu...
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PMID: 41227667
DOI: 10.3390/foods14213695
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2025
other
The present study aims to evaluate and compare some of the main indicators characterizing Bulgarian linden honey depending on the geographical origin. A total of 18 samples were co...
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PMID: 39856841
DOI: 10.3390/foods14020175
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2025
Frontiers in Plant Science
gc ms
IntroductionRosa roxbunghii pomace (RRP), a by-product of R. roxbunghii processing, remains largely underutilized. Given the increasing demand for sustainable and resource-efficien...
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2025
aroma analysis
This study investigated the dynamic changes in quality of yogurts containing Lentinula edode polysaccharide (LEP) and enzymatically hydrolyzed Lentinula edode polysaccharide (EH-LE...
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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.