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.
2024
gc ms
The aim of this study was the optimization and validation of a green, robust, and comprehensive method for the determination of volatile carbonyl compounds (VCCs) in wines that cou...
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2024
threshold study
Muscaris is a modern white grape variety with good fungal resistance and a pleasant aroma, the molecular background of which was unknown. A comparative aroma extract dilution analy...
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2024
aeda
As the second most widely consumed eggs, duck eggs are made into preserved eggs, salted duck eggs, and roasted duck eggs to extend their shelf-life. To investigate the differences...
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2024
aeda
Aroma plays a pivotal role in defining tea quality and distinctiveness, and tea producers have often observed that specific drought conditions are closely associated with the forma...
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PMID: 39517196
DOI: 10.3390/foods13213412
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2024
sensory panel
Baijiu aged in Jiuhai container will produce a special Jiuhai-aroma, which has not been fully studied. In this study, check-all-that-apply method and quantitative descriptive analy...
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2024
aeda
Paojiao, a typical Chinese traditional fermented pepper, is favored by consumers for its unique flavor profile. Microorganisms, organic acids, amino acids, and volatile compounds a...
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2024
Food chemistry
aeda
The correlations and differences of the key odorants were systematically conducted among three sweetness of goji wines by the sensomics approach. After aroma (extract) dilution ana...
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2024
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aeda
The demand for natural Vanilla has increased rapidly, creating the need for more potential sources of high-quality Vanilla essence. Understanding the geographical influences on the...
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2024
threshold study
Artificial intelligence tools and concepts give access to authenticity and quality information in Brazilian olive oil volatilomeNathália S. Brilhante a, Humberto R. Bizzo a,b,*, A...
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2024
Food chemistry
threshold study
Vanillin is naturally occurring in various food products, including alcoholic beverages; however, its contribution to the aroma of sake is unclear. In this study, an HPLC-MS/MS qua...
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2024
The Laryngoscope
other
OBJECTIVES: Olfactory habituation is a transient decrease in olfactory sensitivity caused by prolonged odor exposure, aiding in the discernment of new olfactory stimuli against the...
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2024
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
threshold study
American-European hybrid hazelnuts (Corylus americana × Corylus avellana) are an emerging crop in the Upper Midwest of the United States that have been reported to have unique sens...
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2024
threshold study
The living tree and its obtained wood have played a prominent role in human everyday life in the form of building material and furniture, or in products of daily use. The aroma com...
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2024
The Laryngoscope
threshold study
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the characteristics of patients with qualitative olfactory dysfunction (qualOD) and whether individuals with parosmia exhibit increased ol...
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2024
The Journal of laryngology and otology
other
OBJECTIVE: To analyse variations in the n-butanol threshold and odour identification scores of the Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Centre test in various grades of olfac...
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2024
threshold study
Dark tea (DT) holds a rich cultural history in China and has gained sizeable consumers due to its unique flavor and potential health benefits. In this study, headspace solid-phase...
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2023
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
threshold study
OBJECTIVES: Olfactory function deteriorates with age, and definitive mechanisms by which this decline occurs are likely multifactorial. The present study, conducted on a large coho...
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2023
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
threshold study
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and flavor characteristics of Rosa roxburghii Tratt. (RR) and Rosa sterilis (RS) were analyzed using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled...
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2023
Chemical senses
other
Masking unpleasant odors with pleasant-smelling odorants has a long history and is utilized in various industries, including perfumery and consumer products. However, the effective...
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2023
Food chemistry
aeda
Furan compounds actively contribute to the characteristics of brandy. Herein, we have attempted to identify and quantify the furan compounds present in brandy using three different...
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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.