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.
2013
Journal of food science and technology
sensory panel
The investigation was undertaken to establish a relationship between key odorants and perceived flavor attributes of dark chocolate as influenced by cocoa fermentation method, roas...
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2013
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
aeda
BACKGROUND: Volatile compounds play a key role in determining the sensory appreciation of vegetable oils. In this study a systematic evaluation of odorants responsible for the char...
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2012
International journal of food microbiology
aroma analysis
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum strains are widely found in food including fish, meat and some dairy products. Producing a malty/chocolate like aroma due to 3-methylbutanal from the...
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2012
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
gc ms
Furfuryl-pyrroles possess a diverse range of organoleptic properties described as roasted, chocolaty, green, horseradish-like, and mushroom-like and are detected in various foods s...
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2012
Journal of food science
sensory panel
Ginseng is not widely accepted by U.S. consumers due to its unfamiliar flavors, despite its numerous health benefits. Previous studies have suggested that the bitter compounds in c...
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2011
Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal)
other
High sucrose content in chocolate is not recommended for diabetics, whereas fructose is a simple monosaccharide which is sweeter and safer for replacing sucrose. Objective of this...
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2010
University of Canterbury. Chemistry
aroma analysis
SIFT-MS is a relatively new trace gas analysis technique that has wide application. One particular attribute of the instrument is the ability to detect and quantify volatile organi...
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2008
other
Herbal coffee is one of the coffee diversivication product that has been well recognized in the market. The addition of herbs or spices, such as ginger, pasak bumi ( Eurycoma longi...
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2006
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
aeda
The characteristic aroma-active compounds in raw and cooked pine-mushrooms (Tricholoma matsutake Sing.) were investigated by gas chromatography-olfactometry using aroma extract dil...
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2005
LSU Digital Commons
sensory panel
Adequate provision of soy isoflavone and protein in soybean products is essential in meeting the soy health claim and the promotion of a healthy product. Commercial soymilks contai...
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1999
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
other
Although addictive behavior is generally associated with drug and alcohol abuse or compulsive sexual activity, chocolate may evoke similar psychopharmacologic and behavioral reacti...
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sensory panel
1 3Fish Sci (2015) 81:1157–1167DOI 10.1007/s12562-015-0925-0ORIGINAL ARTICLEComparison of olfactometrically detected compounds and aroma properties of four different edible parts o...
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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.