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.
2026
Scientific reports
aeda
Aromatic compounds constitute the primary chemical components responsible for the distinctive flavor characteristics of cigars and play a pivotal role in cigar quality assessment....
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2026
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
threshold study
An optimized liquid-liquid extraction coupled with GC-MS/MS method was developed to simultaneously quantify 15 lactones and 7 furanones, which are key trace compounds associated wi...
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2026
threshold study
Hydroxyl radical (<sup>•</sup>OH)-based decontamination approach is considered an efficient and eco-friendly technology, which can be a competitive solution to odor pollution. Geos...
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2026
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
threshold study
Despite their apparent relevance to Riesling wine aroma, volatile polyfunctional thiols remain understudied. This work profiles thiols in a collection of Riesling wines through ana...
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2026
threshold study
Baijiu is a traditional Chinese distilled spirit and one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in China. Its complex aroma plays a central to product quality and consumer...
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2026
Molecular plant
sensory panel
Aroma differentiation is a key trait that distinguishes citrus and other horticultural crops from staple crops. However, the mechanistic basis and sensory features of the distincti...
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2026
aeda
Rosa rugosa Thunb. can be skillfully blended with high-quality, mellow Baijiu to produce Rose Lujiu (RL), which emits a delightful aroma. In this study, e-nose, e-tongue, GC-MS, an...
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2026
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
threshold study
Two new polyfunctional thiols, 3-sulfanylhexyl propionate (3SHP) and 3-sulfanylhexyl butyrate (3SHB), were detected in wines, synthesized as reference standards, and their sensory...
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2026
aeda
This study explores the quality differences between purple-leaf black teas (FoShou, DaYeLong, ZiJuan) and green-leaf black tea (ZhuYeQi) through sensory evaluation, electronic sens...
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2026
threshold study
Cicada black tea is made from <i>Empoasca onukii</i>-infested tea leaves. The biochemical differences between Cicada black tea and regular black tea, and the dynamic changes in vol...
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PMID: 41597000
DOI: 10.3390/foods15020401
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2025
Foods
threshold study
)-2-heptenal reached a concentration twenty times higher than its odor threshold. In addition, five oils were inconsistently classified by the models and considered at risk of down...
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2025
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
other
Volatile phenols impart particular aromas to wine. Due to their distinctive aroma characteristics and low sensory thresholds, volatile phenols can easily influence and modify the a...
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2025
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
threshold study
Given the widespread use of children's raincoats and their close contact with children and students, it is crucial to identify the odor components and potential chemical hazards as...
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2025
other
<i>p</i>-Cresol, a ubiquitous low-molecular-weight volatile phenolic compound, permeates the vicinity of human, plant, and animal ecosystems through complex biosynthetic pathways a...
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2025
International journal of food microbiology
gc ms
Industries that produce or use fruit-based products have faced several spoilage events, resulting in economic losses caused by product recalls and loss of consumer confidence. Some...
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2025
Food chemistry
sensory panel
Growing demand for sugar reduction in beverage necessitates innovative approaches to maintain sweetness perception without compromising acceptability. Volatile compounds in Fu bric...
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2025
threshold study
To better understand the sensory changes of white wines from abiotic stressed vineyards affected by climate change, we conducted a survey with 106 volunteers working in the German...
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2025
threshold study
Sensory systems enable organisms to detect and respond to environmental signals relevant for their survival and reproduction. A crucial aspect of any sensory signal is its intensit...
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2025
aeda
In the flavor analysis of Baijiu, the identification of compounds exhibiting high flavor dilution factors but displaying minimal or undetectable response signals in analytical meas...
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2025
aeda
The quality of Sauce-flavor baijiu hinges on sensory characteristics and key aroma compounds, which traditional methods struggle to evaluate accurately and effectively. This study...
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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.