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
To examine flavor variations in Xuanwei ham due to different cooking methods, we selected one-year cured Xuanwei ham and applied four techniques: dry frying (DF), baking (BA), stea...
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2024
Chemistry & biodiversity
gc ms
In this investigation, the study focused on the chemical constitution and the antioxidative as well as anti-inflammatory characteristics of oils and pulpy variants (Imatchan (IM),...
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2024
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
threshold study
This study reports the distribution of (2E,4E,6Z)-nonatrienal (1) and trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal (2) in wines and spirits. We validated a quantification method using solid-phase...
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
other
To understand the flavor and metabolite differences between the three commercial dried jujube cultivars Huizao (HZ), Hamazao 1 (HMZ), and Qiyuexian (QYX), their soluble sugars, org...
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PMID: 38672867
DOI: 10.3390/foods13081193
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2024
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
gc ms
Jam is a popular traditional and modern food product for daily consumption. However, the benefits of mixed jams over single-fruit jams have not been thoroughly explored, with analy...
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PMID: 38611408
DOI: 10.3390/foods13071104
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2024
sensory panel
Anaerobically fermented pickled tea (PT) can be produced by spontaneous fermentation (SF) or yeast-enhanced fermentation (YF). Aroma and taste characteristics of PT during YF and S...
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2024
gc ms
Based on the technical methods of GB/T 42430-2023 and GA/T 204-2019, this study established an analytical method for headspace injection double-column dual-detector (hydrogen flame...
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2024
ACS ES&T engineering
other
Taste and odor are crucial factors in evaluating the quality of drinking water for consumers. Geosmin is an example of a pollutant commonly found in potable water responsible for e...
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2024
Optics express
other
Various sensor applications have been developed for protection against hazardous environments, and research on functional materials to enhance performance has also been pursued. Th...
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2024
Physiologia plantarum
aroma analysis
Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) has a desirable sweet taste and exotic aroma, making it popular in the markets. However, the biosynthesis of aroma volatiles in litchi fruit has rar...
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2024
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
gc ms
BACKGROUND: Citrus flower-green tea (CT) is a scented tea processed from green tea (GT) and fresh citrus flower, which is favored by consumers due to its potential health benefits...
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2024
Nature communications
other
The high-intactness and ultraclean fabrication of suspended 2D materials has always been a challenge due to their atomically thin nature. Here, we present a universal polymer-free...
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2024
other
Specialized pollination systems frequently match a particular set of floral characteristics. Vincetoxicum spp. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) have disk-shaped flowers with open acc...
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2024
Journal of chemical ecology
other
Plant responses to damage by insectivorous herbivores are well-documented in mature leaves. The resulting herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) protect the plant by attracting...
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2024
Frontiers in plant science
gc ms
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are responsible for the antagonistic activity exerted by different biological control agents (BCAs). In this study, VOCs produced by Pseudomonas s...
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2024
gc ms
Cyanobacteria provide an economical, feasible, and environmentally friendly solution for heavy metal removal. In addition, plasma can facilitate the removal of heavy metals across...
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2024
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
pharmacology
Myricitrin is a member of flavonols, natural phenolic compounds extracted from plant resources. It has gained great attention for various biological activities, such as anti-inflam...
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2024
other
This study attempted to improve commercial Arabica coffee quality by integrating flavor precursors with anaerobic germination. Using raw coffee beans as materials, anaerobic germin...
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2024
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
other
Ligustilide is the main active component of the volatile oil from Angelica sinensis and Ligusticum chuanxiong in the Umbelliferae family. It is a phthalein compound with anti-infla...
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2024
Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B
other
Human monoamine oxidase B (hMAO-B) has emerged as a pivotal therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease. Due to adverse effects and shortage of commercial drugs, there is a need for...
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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.