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
pharmacology
<h4>Objectives</h4>Trichomonas gallinae, a protozoan parasite, is responsible for avian trichomoniasis, leading to significant morbidity and mortality, particularly among juvenile...
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2025
other
Pigeon meat is highly nutritious, offering medicinal benefits, and is often valued as a tonic due to its high protein and low-fat content. With advancements in breeding technology...
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2025
aroma analysis
Although egg flavour influences consumer preference and satisfaction, the features governing the flavour profiles have been poorly studied. This study investigated the volatile com...
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2025
pharmacology
There has been a recent rise in the utilization of complementary herbal medicines as a means to discover efficacious alternative treatments that mitigate the negative consequences...
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PMID: 41262168
DOI: 10.1155/sci5/5115015
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Background</h4>Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, known as the taro vegetable, possesses various beneficial effects and is traditionally used in folk medicine. This study explore...
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PMID: 40437817
DOI: 10.1002/ame2.70031
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2025
gc ms
<title>Abstract</title> <p>The influence of the textile industry on the environment, as well as the usage of raw materials and natural resources, is becoming a major problem. It i...
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2025
gc ms
Taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) is a plant originating from Southeast Asia now prevalent throughout the Pacific Islands. Growing taro was and remains an important facet of the Hawaii...
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2025
pharmacology
<i>Colocasia esculenta</i> (L.) Scott, commonly known as taro, is a tuberous plant widely cultivated and utilized as a food source and traditional medicine in various cultures worl...
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PMID: 41194974
DOI: 10.2147/jep.s550113
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2025
aroma analysis
This study aims to examine the changes in volatile compounds of Lipu taro pork at various cooking stages, including raw pork meat (RP), pre-cooked meat (PM), roasted meat (RM), ult...
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2025
aroma analysis
This study describes and validates a new method for extracting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from whole-body fish tissue, demonstrates that freeze-dry preser...
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2025
sensory panel
Panamanian Geisha coffee is globally renowned for its exceptional quality and distinctive sensory profile. To identify the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) responsible for its qua...
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2025
aeda
Collagen is a structural protein found in the connective tissues of terrestrial and marine animals. Its diverse functional attributes span its applications in several industries, i...
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PMID: 40422780
DOI: 10.3390/md23050190
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2025
gc ms
Organic pollutants such as pentachlorothiophenol are a major environmental and food safety hazard owing to their degradation resistance and bioaccumulation potential. Since existin...
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2025
Molecular nutrition & food research
other
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a uremic toxin accumulated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and involved with atherosclerosis. TMAO is derived from the gut microbiota...
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2025
Journal of nutritional science
gc ms
High-fat diets are closely implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic conditions, including obesity and hepatic steatosis. Recently, coconut oil, which is rich in medium-chain fatty...
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2025
sensory panel
Flavor is a critical quality of cacao beans and is significantly influenced by the genotype. Relying solely on sensory evaluation to describe the complex flavors of different cacao...
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2025
gc ms
This paper investigated the effects of agroforestry (AF) on the sensory profiles of cocoa beans and the organoleptic quality of end-chocolates. A three-day opening delay for the Iv...
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PMID: 41465027
DOI: 10.3390/foods14244321
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2025
Journal of food science
sensory panel
Microwave (MA)- and ultrasonic-assisted (UA) alkalization were applied to cocoa powders for 5, 10, and 15 min to investigate their effects on metabolite composition, sensory profil...
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2025
other
Challenges such as a downward trend in cultivation and post-harvest losses lead to increased gap in cocoa bean supply and demand. This review deals with the recent AI models used i...
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2025
aroma analysis
Palm and palm kernel oils are extensively utilised in food processing due to their unique properties, such as their semi-solid consistency at room temperature. However, growing env...
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PMID: 40238375
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071179
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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.