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
aeda
The evaluation of region-specific aroma characteristics in green tea remains critical for quality control. This study systematically analyzed eight Tongcheng Xiaohua tea samples (s...
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PMID: 40509523
DOI: 10.3390/foods14111996
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2025
gc ms
The essential oil of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> (Roth) G.Don, commonly known as immortelle, is produced in Mediterranean countries to meet the increasing demand of the cosmetic an...
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2025
aeda
Pain and inflammation are the severe problems of the world. Essential oils (EOs) have been considered for treating pain and inflammation. As EOs are unstable and insoluble in water...
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2025
gc ms
The ancient Persian term "Ostokhudus" refers to a medicinal plant traditionally used to address various health concerns, including insomnia, irritability, and indigestion problems....
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
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To deepen the understanding of peach aroma, we investigated the changes of volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles during fruit development in three fresh peach cultivars: 'Jiucui...
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2025
aeda
The characteristics and complexity of Baijiu are inseparable from the promotion of aging. While the impact of compounds such as alcohols, esters, and acids on the aroma of aged Bai...
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2025
other
<h4>Background</h4>Flavor quality in grape berries is shaped by complex metabolic and regulatory networks during development.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, we integrated transcript...
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2025
aroma analysis
The high salt content in Pixian douban (PXDB) poses potential health risks. Therefore, this study proposed a salt substitute combined with Nisin to partially replace salt during mo...
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2025
other
Plant-based essential oils have gained attention as a natural alternative for controlling mosquitoes due to their repellent, larvicidal and oviposition deterrent properties. We tes...
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2025
other
Jinhua formation during the storage (JFDS) was found in two Yunnan teas that were defined as jinhua ripened Pu-erh tea (JRIPT) and jinhua white tea (JWT), respectively. Integrated...
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2025
aroma analysis
Airflow significantly impacts white tea quality by regulating moisture loss and physiochemical reactions. LF-NMR, TEM, SEM, GC-TOF-MS, and UPLC-TQS-MS were used to compare the impa...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Phalaenopsis</i> is one of the most economically valuable genera in the Orchidaceae family. However, the common varieties of <i>Phalaenopsis</i> in the market rarely have fragra...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Introduction</h4>Paeoniae Radix Alba (PRA) is a popular functional food, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a critical aspect of PRA. Different processing methods often...
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2025
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To preserve quality and extend shelf-life, blueberries need to be maintained at low temperatures and high relative humidity during storage; however, during marketing, temperatures...
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PMID: 40238556
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071244
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this study was to comprehensively investigate the phytochemical composition, including essential oils, fatty acids, and phenolic constituents, and to...
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2025
gc ms
Grammosciadium platycarpum (GP), a perennial member of the Apiaceae, is a valuable source of linalool-rich essential oil with pharmaceutical and industrial significance. Despite th...
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2025
gc ms
(S)-(+)-linalool is a non-cyclic oxygenated monoterpene which is very useful and widely used in the cosmetic industries, especially in the production of perfume and cologne. Thus,...
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2025
gc ms
Grammosciadium platycarpum Boiss. & Hausskn (Family 'Apiaceae') is a crop rich in essential oil and widely used in food and perfume industries. This study aimed to investigate the...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Camphora tenuipilis</i>, a unique aromatic plant in the traditional Xishuangbanna dish "Duo Sheng" (raw minced meat dish), lacks scientific evidence to support its traditional u...
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2025
other
Salvia is a genus of Lamiaceae family with more than 1,000 species having diverse utility. The wide range of uses encompasses food, flavor, cosmetics, aromatherapy, horticulture, a...
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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.