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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Preprint · Zenodo · CC BY 4.0
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.
2021
gc ms
The aroma fingerprints and discrimination analysis of shiitake mushrooms under different drying conditions were performed by GC-IMS, GC-MS, and descriptive sensory analysis (DSA) w...
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PMID: 34945542
DOI: 10.3390/foods10122991
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2021
gc ms
Abstract This study investigated the production of process flavorings by direct extrusion method using a model system consisted of 80% (w/w) d -xylose and glycine, alanine, or vali...
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2021
aroma analysis
Two artisanal fermentation processes for <i>Criollo</i> cocoa beans with different turning start times (24 h and 48 h) were studied. The aromatic profile of cocoa turned every 24 h...
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2021
gc ms
Flavor is one of the most prominent characteristics of chocolate and is crucial in determining the price the consumer is willing to pay. At present, two types of cocoa beans have b...
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2021
Applied Sciences
sensory panel
As it mimics olfactory perception, headspace analysis is frequently used for examination of products like chocolate, in which aroma is a key feature. Chemical analysis by itself, h...
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2021
'Informa UK Limited'
aroma analysis
We report for the first time the application of HS-SPME-GC coupled with sulfur-specific pulsed flame photometric detection to sensitively analyze the volatile sulfur compounds (VSC...
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2021
sensory panel
Western consumers prefer tea products with little or no green flavor. Accordingly, edible basidiomycetes have been addressed as an innovative tool to naturally aromatize tea infusi...
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2021
aroma analysis
In this study, the blueberries (BLUB), raspberries (RASB), blackberries (BLCB), pomegranates pomace (POME) and beetroots (BEET) freeze-dried powders were used as the sources of phe...
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2021
Food chemistry
gc ms
The seeds of the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) are an abundant waste-stream in Brazil and a potential source of chocolate aroma. The aim of the study was to characteris...
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2021
gc ms
ABSTRACT In this study the volatile composition of six samples of dark chocolates varying in the cocoa roasting time (30.5, 34.5 and 38.5 min) and geographical origin (Ecuador and...
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2021
'MDPI AG'
aroma analysis
Volatile Compounds and Smell Chemicals (Odor and Aroma) of Food • Eugenio ApreaVolatile Compounds and Smell Chemicals (Odor and Aroma) of FoodPrinted Edition of the Special Iss...
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2020
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
gc ms
There is a growing interest in the identification of chemometric markers that allow the distinction and authentication of dark-chocolates according to their cocoa geographical orig...
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2020
Julius-Kühn-Institut
other
The seeds of the cacao tree Theobroma cacao L. are the key ingredient of chocolate (Codex Alimentarius, 1981). They have a unique and complex flavor profile. Up to 87 descriptors c...
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2020
gc ms
Dark chocolate samples were previously classified into four sensory categories. The classification was modelled based on volatile compounds analyzed by direct introduction mass spe...
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2020
gc ms
Coffee capsules market is on the rise as it allows access to a wide selection of coffee, differing in taste and brand. However, few data about the chemical characterization of the...
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2020
gc ms
Chocolate made from small-batch production is known for distinct sensory properties that differentiate its products from large-scale production. Specifically, small-batch processin...
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2020
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
threshold study
Application of an aroma extract dilution analysis in parallel applied to the volatiles isolated from a sample of fermented cocoa with a pronounced smoky off-flavor and a reference...
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2020
aeda
Cocoa products are obtained from the seeds of Theobroma cacao L. In this research, cocoa liquor and chocolate produced from cocoa beans from West Africa (Forastero, "bulk" cacao) a...
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2020
gc ms
Carob flour has been used in the production of a wide range of functional food formulations such as bakery goods either as a natural sweetener or food ingredient that, when roasted...
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PMID: 33147689
DOI: 10.3390/foods9111586
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2020
'Wiley'
other
[EN] Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) and its derivatives are appreciated for their aroma, color, and healthy properties, and are commodities of high economic value worldwide. Wide range...
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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.