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
aeda
Tanyang Congou black tea, renowned for its distinctive floral and fruity aroma, is meticulously produced using the shaking technique. However, the specific aroma profile and the ke...
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2025
gc ms
Many monitoring studies have been performed to assess and manage the risk of residues in seafood contaminated with pesticides owing to various environmental factors. Although seawe...
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PMID: 40429907
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104765
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2025
other
This study investigates the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), specifically polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in edible clams from the North Atlantic Ocean (Portugal...
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2025
gc ms
Despite the widespread occurrence of nanoplastics (NPs) in marine ecosystems, a knowledge gap persists regarding their bioaccumulation and toxic effects in marine bivalves, particu...
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2025
Marine pollution bulletin
gc ms
Marine organisms, especially mussels, can efficiently take up microplastics (MPs) through their filtration processes. This study evaluated the characteristics of MPs in green musse...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Introduction</h4>The genus <i>Citrus</i> comprises a large number of economically important fruit crops. They are recognized globally as functional foods and in the food, pharm...
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2025
other
Citrus fruit are well-known for their characteristic flavour and nutritional value. Global citrus production has increased by 528% between 1961 and 2021, and in Australia, citrus i...
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PMID: 40724244
DOI: 10.3390/foods14142425
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2025
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Oranges are popular worldwide, due not only to their refreshing taste but also to their high content of bioactive compounds. The main phytochemicals in oranges are phenolic compoun...
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PMID: 40941165
DOI: 10.3390/foods14173051
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2025
aeda
This study investigated flavor loss in sweet orange 'Newhall' during storage under heat treatment (HT), salicylic acid (SA), 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), and regular air storage a...
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2025
aroma analysis
•Multidimensional techniques reveal the comprehensive flavor profile of aged vinegar.•Key flavor-active compounds in Yongchun Aged Vinegar were identified.•Aging enhances vinegar f...
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2025
other
This study aimed to develop a novel exopolysaccharides (EPS)-producing strain, <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> KUST4317 (BVK), isolated from soy sauce as a multifunctional starter cultu...
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2025
aeda
Honeysuckle samples from various plots in Pingyi County, Linyi City were selected and analyzed by integrating electronic tongue (E-tongue), electronic nose (E-nose), HS-SPME-GC-MS,...
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2025
Journal of Cereal Science
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[EN] Barley malt is critical for the malting, brewing, and distilling industries, as it is one of the main ingredients of beer and some types of spirits. There is growing evidence...
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2025
other
<b>Background:</b> Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes play a central role in the metabolism of xenobiotics, including plant-derived compounds such as terpenoids. <b>Objectives</b>: T...
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PMID: 41155614
DOI: 10.3390/ph18101499
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2025
sensory panel
Descriptive analysis (DA) is the gold standard for sensory profiling due to its robustness and reliability. However, its high cost, time demand, and labor intensity limit routine a...
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2025
pharmacology
This review synthesizes evidence on phenolic concentrations and diversity in ruminant meat and milk, considering animal species, management, forage, seasonality, and analytical met...
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2025
sensory panel
The objective of this study was to characterize the influence of finishing system on the sensory characteristics and mechanisms of tenderness formation in the <i>longissimus lumbor...
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PMID: 40191689
DOI: 10.1093/tas/txaf032
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2025
sensory panel
Cocoa liquor is an important raw material for the chocolate manufacturing industry and directly influences the flavor of chocolate. Therefore, it is important to understand cocoa l...
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
pharmacology
Echium amoenum (borage) powder (EAP) is consumed traditionally and is known to possess health-promoting effects. In this research, application of Echium amoenum (borage) powder (EA...
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2025
pharmacology
Iridoids, a diverse class of plant food monoterpenoids, are characterized by a cyclopentane-fused pyran ring structure and exhibit extensive structural diversity and functional ver...
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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.