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UMAMI
is the additional taste characteristic called "umami" or savory to the four main taste components (sweet, sour, salty and bitter). One of the food components responsible for the umami flavor in foods is glutamate, an amino acid. Also, see "glutamate" and "MSG."
Grimes, William. 2004. Eating Your Worlds. Oxford University Press.
is a category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), corresponding to the flavor of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate.
- ORIGIN Japanese, literally 'deliciousness'.
http://ific.org/glossary/index.cfm Accessed March 2007. International Food Information Council.
In addition to the four main taste components (sweet, sour, salty and bitter), there is the additional taste characteristic called "umami" or savory. One of the food components responsible for the umami flavor in foods is glutamate, an amino acid.
