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
other
Truffles are edible symbiotic hypogeal fungi and highly prized worldwide for their unique aroma and rich nutritional profile. Belonging to the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae...
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2025
aeda
This study investigated volatile organic compound (VOC) variations across commercial grades (G1, G2, G3) of Chinese black truffles (Tuber indicum) using electronic nose (E-nose), h...
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2025
Microbial cell factories
other
BACKGROUND: Functional foods and dairy products are gaining global attention due to their nutritional value and health-promoting characteristics. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are one...
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2024
gc ms
The aroma is critical in the reproductive biology of truffles and in their commercial quality. However, previous research has almost exclusively focused on characterizing ripe asco...
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2024
gc ms
Some truffles are expensive and, therefore, are prone to food fraud. A particular problem is the differentiation of high-priced <i>Tuber magnatum</i> truffles from cheaper <i>Tuber...
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2024
sensory panel
Nowadays, the truffle aroma attribute is not included as a quality parameter in the current recommendation that explains the truffle quality (UNECE standard 53 FFV3) and establishe...
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PMID: 38540827
DOI: 10.3390/foods13060837
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2024
gc ms
The enticing aroma of truffles is a key factor for their culinary value. Although all truffle species tend to be pricy, the most intensely aromatic species are the most sought afte...
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PMID: 38786709
DOI: 10.3390/jof10050354
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2024
aeda
This study explored the potential to improve the storage quality and prolong the shelf life of truffles by storing them in a modified atmosphere fresh-keeping box with sealed gas c...
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2024
Mycologia
gc ms
Ectomycorrhizal fungi in the genus Tuber form hypogeous fruiting bodies called truffles. Many Tuber species are highly prized due to their edible and aromatic ascomata. Historicall...
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2024
gc ms
Lecanicillium fungicola is a pathogen of the commercial white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and is the causal agent of dry bubble disease, which can cause severe economic los...
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2024
sensory panel
This study assessed the chemosensory characteristics of Chardonnay wines from the eastern foothills of the Ningxia Helan Mountain, China. Using Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) and Desc...
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2024
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
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Honey truffle sweetener (HTS), a 121 amino acid protein is identified as a high-intensity sweetener found naturally occurring in the Hungarian Sweet Truffle Mattirolomyces terfezio...
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2023
other
The high value of black truffle recompenses the slow growth of the fungus when established in the field. Adding a secondary crop, such as medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), coul...
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2023
gc ms
Nowadays black truffles are so highly valued that truffled products are available in supermarkets whereas fresh truffle is mainly used in the restaurants. It is known that truffle...
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2023
gc ms
Edible mushrooms are important providers of nutrients and are well recognized for their particular organoleptic properties. The volatiles that <i>Tuber</i> releases serve purposes...
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2023
aroma analysis
Microbiota succession in spontaneous fermentation of Cabernet Sauvignon cultivated under the rain-shelter was characterized, with open-field cultivation as the control. For both cu...
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2023
gc ms
Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is one of the most appreciated fungi in the world mainly due to its aromatic properties. In the emerging markets such as Argentina, the aroma of...
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2023
sensory panel
Truffles are highly valued by their aromatic properties and can aromatize food products. However, the truffle aroma could be reduced or lost with heat treatments (pasteurization an...
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2023
MDPI
aroma analysis
Terfezia arenaria is a desert truffle native to the Mediterranean Basin region, highly appreci- ated for its nutritional and aromatic properties. Despite the increasing interest in...
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2023
gc ms
Truffle is an important food source for wild animals and a significant part of the ecosystem, indicating a healthy forest. With their unique aromas, truffles are also a crucial foo...
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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.