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
aroma analysis
The effects of hot air drying (HAD), microwave-assisted hot air drying (MHAD) and vacuum freeze drying (VFD) on the antioxidant and volatile profiles of blueberry pomace (BP) were...
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2025
other
Extending sardine shelf life while maintaining their quality is challenging even with non-thermal technologies like high-pressure processing (HPP). This study examines the effects...
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PMID: 39856995
DOI: 10.3390/foods14020329
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2025
sensory panel
The aim of this study was to use blue whiting fish protein hydrolysate (BWFPH) as a novel dietary amino acid supplement in whey protein isolate (WPI) and pea protein isolate (PPI)-...
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PMID: 39803272
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4701
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2025
aeda
This research investigated the effects of solid-state fermentation with <i>Aspergillus awamori</i> (MTCC 548) on the mineral bioavailability, structural characteristics, and functi...
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2025
aroma analysis
Innovative Jinmudan black tea shows pronounced sweet aroma and taste, but the mechanisms by which volatile compounds enhance sweetness remain unclear. This study combined flavoromi...
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2025
aeda
Fermentation is a key process in the production of Keemun black tea (KBT), and oxygen, time, temperature, and humidity are key factors affecting black tea fermentation. However, th...
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2025
aeda
The flavor profile of white tea emerges from the natural biochemical composition of its tender leaves, a delicate balance profoundly shaped by seasonal growing conditions and tea c...
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PMID: 40428574
DOI: 10.3390/foods14101795
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2025
aeda
China is the place of origin and main producer of black tea worldwide, with Dianhong (DH), Chuanhong (CH), and Keemunhong (KH) being the famous Chinese black teas. The contents of...
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2025
aroma analysis
The albino tea cultivars represented by ‘Baiye 1’, characterized by their naturally enriched amino acid content and reduced polyphenol levels, exhibit distinctive sweet and umami f...
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2025
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
threshold study
Carotenoids are not only key photosynthetic pigments but also play a key role in shaping the flavor characteristics of tea. Finding out the dynamic changes of carotenoids in tea is...
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2025
gc ms
Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is a significant alternative to meat, with its primary raw materials being soybeans, peas, rice, and wheat proteins. While advancements in technolo...
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2025
aeda
<h4>Introduction</h4>Microbial succession in fruit wine has been reported, but the ecological mechanisms linking niche competition to aroma formation remain poorly understood. To t...
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2025
Fitoterapia
gc ms
This study aimed to perform chemical characterization of black raspberry seed oil (Rubus occidentalis L., Rosaceae) from Serbia in terms of fatty acids and tocols composition, tota...
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2025
Frontiers in Nutrition
aroma analysis
This study investigated the metabolic characteristics of mulberry wine produced by co-fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and two different Pichia kluyveri (PK). Althou...
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2025
aroma analysis
This study aimed to investigate metabolic differences between mixed- and single-culture fermentation in black mulberry juice (BMJ). Using E-nose, E-tongue, and metabolomics, we ana...
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2025
sensory panel
A bright future lies ahead for the application of natural biocomposites in the food industry. In this research, edible biocomposite films were created using sodium caseinate (SC)-g...
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2025
other
Bulgarian botanical gardens harbor more than 3600 plant species from across the world. Some of them are well-known plants widely used by humans, others are underutilized crops or l...
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2025
gc ms
The potential of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to enhance fruit juice is well known; however, the optimal fermentation strategy for wampee juice (WJ), considering its physicochemical...
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PMID: 41375940
DOI: 10.3390/foods14234001
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2025
aeda
This study investigated volatile organic compound (VOC) variations across commercial grades (G1, G2, G3) of Chinese black truffles (Tuber indicum) using electronic nose (E-nose), h...
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2025
gc ms
Non-alcoholic beer is increasingly popular worldwide but still faces flavor challenges compared to regular beer. These flavor-related challenges include pronounced 'wort-like' note...
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PMID: 41097526
DOI: 10.3390/foods14193357
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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.