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
sensory panel
This study investigates the combined effect of multi-frequency ultrasound-assisted fermentation on enhancing the functional and nutritional quality of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rham...
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2025
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Spirit drink, known in Central and Eastern Europe as 'okowita' (its official designation is 'spirit'), is obtained by distilling fermented plant raw materials. Unlike vodka, which...
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gc ms
Peat is a chemically complex organic material formed under anaerobic conditions, and plays a critical role in the Scotch whisky industry by contributing phenolic aromas during malt...
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gc ms
This study investigated the impact of electron beam irradiation (EBI) on the flavor attributes of scallop adductor muscle during refrigerated storage. Four-dimensional data-indepen...
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This study investigated the effects of sous vide (SV) cooking at different temperatures (50, 60, and 70 °C) and for a time duration of 10, 30, 60, 120, and 240 min on the quality o...
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In this study, the systematic investigation focused on how varying power levels of ultrasonic (US) pretreatment, when integrated with electrohydrodynamic (EHD) drying, influence th...
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gc ms
Vacuum frying, as an advanced food processing technology, offers potential advantages in quality preservation for meat products by operating at reduced temperatures and minimizing...
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aeda
This study provided theoretical support for the quality evaluation, harvesting and storage of Satsuma mandarin. This study characterized volatile compounds in three cultivars (Kame...
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aroma analysis
This study investigates the effects of Chitosan and Chitosan/Phenylalanine (Phe) edible coatings on the postharvest quality of mandarins during shelf life at room temperature (21°C...
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PMID: 41394538
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71239
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gc ms
Citron (<i>Citrus medica</i> L.) peel essential oil is rich in terpenoids, but their composition and formation mechanisms remain unclear. We analyzed volatile compounds and gene ex...
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PMID: 41009598
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26189034
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Rosa species hold considerable economic and medicinal importance, used in traditional medicine, essential oils, and landscaping. However, the mechanisms of floral scent formation i...
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Chongqing Old Rose is an ancient edible rose variety native to Chongqing, China, but is under-reported. Further evidence is required to fully establish its potential benefits. The...
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aeda
Cherry-red tobacco has aroused significant interest in both the academic and industrial fields due to its unique aroma style. In order to analyze the aroma characteristics of Cherr...
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Globally, plant-derived natural products such as essential oils serve as primary sources of functional substances for spices, pharmaceuticals, and other applications. With the incr...
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PMID: 40565154
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26125690
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The hop plant is gaining interest in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries due to its abundance of secondary metabolites. However, branches and leaves, despite their a...
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The Sapotaceae family includes various fruit species of ecological, economic, and nutritional importance, among which <i>Pouteria sapota</i> (mamey sapote), <i>Manilkara zapota</i>...
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gc ms
<i>Sideroxylon cinereum</i>, an endemic Mauritian fruit, was investigated through comprehensive chemical analyses of solvent extracts from its pulp and seed. Dried fruit materials...
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pharmacology
Chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and cancer share a common pathogenic thread: they are driven by excessive oxidative stress and uncheck...
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gc ms
Mimusops caffra is a small to medium-sized fruit-producing tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family with potential commercial, medicinal, and nutritional value. The main goal of the...
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Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a tropical climacteric fruit with a notably short postharvest life due to rapid softening and water loss. This study investigated the efficacy of th...
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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.