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
: The study explores the effect of pre-fermentation heat treatment (PFHT) on the flavor and metabolomic profiles of kiwi wine (KW) derived from three kiwifruit cultivars. Six KW gr...
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2025
other
Myrobalan plum is a widespread but underutilized fruit, rich in dietary fiber, organic acids and bioactive compounds. The present research was carried out to develop myrobalan plum...
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PMID: 41153993
DOI: 10.3390/foods14203457
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2025
other
The category of dealcoholized wine is receiving mounting interest within the wine industry related to the ability to retain sensory characteristics similar to regular wine while re...
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2025
other
Screening of suitable yeast strains is essential for high-quality fruit wine production. In this study, twelve <i>Saccharomyces</i> and non-<i>Saccharomyces</i> yeasts were evaluat...
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PMID: 41517122
DOI: 10.3390/foods15010056
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2025
other
<i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> (bog bilberry) is widely consumed in North America and Asia but has been historically avoided in many parts of Europe due to its alleged poisonous effec...
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2025
other
The global food system faces unprecedented challenges, including climate-driven agricultural instability, rising malnutrition, and consumer demand for sustainable yet appealing pro...
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aeda
This study integrates sensory analysis, untargeted metabolomics, and multivariate statistical methods to comprehensively characterize the flavor differences of goji berry wines fro...
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
aroma analysis
Ningxia Goji Berry Wine (NGBW), a traditional Chinese fermented beverage, exhibits complex flavor quality changes during fermentation, the mechanisms of which remain insufficiently...
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2025
gc ms
Bumblebees are important pollinating insects in crop pollination. Chemical attractants can effectively improve the flower-visiting efficiency of bumblebees, thereby increasing blue...
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2025
gc ms
Knowing the content, compound, and key odor of volatile oil in the fruit of prickly ash during the development is important for improving product quality and determining a suitable...
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2025
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
sensory panel
BACKGROUND: Panama Geisha is a high-valued coffee in the specialty coffee industry. Floral, citrus and bergamot are key aromas associated with its value. The flavor chemistry behin...
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2025
other
As a critical global public health concern, food safety has prompted substantial strategic advancements in detection technologies to safeguard human health. Integrated intelligent...
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2025
other
The global demand for Plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) is rising due to increasing vegetarianism, health and environmental concerns, and animal-welfare issues. However, PBMAs enc...
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2025
gc ms
Beta vulgaris (BV) is distributed worldwide and has long been used as a culinary and in traditional medicine to treat diseases. The objective of the present study was to investigat...
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2025
aeda
Investigating the volatiles isolated from a commercial spirulina (<i>Arthrospira platensis</i>) dietary supplement by gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) in combination with an...
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PMID: 40725014
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26146767
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2025
aroma analysis
The use of vacuum impregnation with onion and beetroot juice can help with the challenge of modifying plant tissue and fits in with current trends in the development of plant-based...
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2025
aroma analysis
The aim of the study was to use vacuum impregnation (VI) with onion and beetroot juices as a pre-treatment before drying to develop innovative dried kohlrabi products. Two modern d...
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2025
aroma analysis
The utilisation of agrifood waste ashes has the potential to enhance the nutrient content of cereal crops, thereby optimising both yield and grain quality. This study investigated...
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2025
other
<b>Background:</b> Plant-based meat analogs (PBMAs) have attracted attention as alternatives to traditional meat. <b>Methods:</b> In this study, three beef products (BPs; BP-1, BP-...
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PMID: 40507043
DOI: 10.3390/nu17111771
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2025
gc ms
The effect of the type of casing on the quality parameters of Turkish-style sausages (sucuk) is quite unexplored. So, this study aims to compare the effects of using natural or col...
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PMID: 40255546
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70137
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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.