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Umami

Umami (/uːˈmɑːmi/ from Japanese: うま味, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It is characteristic of broths and cooked meats.: 35–36

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Foods rich in umami components

Taste receptors

Consumers and safety

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Umami

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples109
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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Umami

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related to background · 17
Umami → As, GMP, Hawaii, IMP, In, It, Kikunae Ikeda, L-glutamate, Scientists, Studies, TAS1R, TAS1R1, TAS1R1/TAS1R3, TAS1R2, TAS1R2/TAS1R3, TAS1R3, Umami International Symposium
related to Discovery · 15
Umami → Arab, Auguste Escoffier, Byzantine, Cheese, China, Fermented, Glutamate, He, However, In, Kikunae Ikeda, London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo Imperial University
related to Foods rich in umami components · 13
Umami → Chinese, Generally, GMP, IMP, Inosine, L-glutamate, Many, Marmite, Mushrooms, Naturally, Protein, Smoked, Vegemite
related to Taste receptors · 13
Umami → Akira Kuninaka, All, Biochemical, However, Most, N-terminal, Recent, Receptors, TAS1R1, TAS1R1/TAS1R3, TAS1R3, The, These
related to Consumers and safety · 9
Umami → Americans, Drug Administration, FDA, Incorporating, Japanese, MSG, The United States Food, There, While
related to In other animals · 7
Umami → Cats, However, L-amino, L-histine, Tas1r1, Tas1r3, The Tas1r1-Tas1r3
related to Etymology · 5
Umami → However, Japanese, Kikunae Ikeda, The, While
related to Properties · 5
Umami → Another, By, Like, One, The
related to Beyond the tongue · 3
Umami → The, The ATP, This
related to External links · 2
Umami → Tokyo, Umami Information Center

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Important terminology

taste glutamate receptors tas1r1 foods also tas1r3 tongue imp gmp nucleotides receptor flavor ikeda sweet rich inosine fish glutamates acids

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Maldives fishinstance ofincluding fish sauce and preserved fish0.80text
katsuobushiinstance ofincluding fish sauce and preserved fish0.80text
sardinesinstance ofincluding fish sauce and preserved fish0.80text
and anchoviesinstance ofincluding fish sauce and preserved fish0.80text
fermentationinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
curinginstance ofhowever processes0.80text
or heat treatment release glutamateinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
other amino acids.Generallyinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
umami taste is common to foods that contain high levels of L-glutamateinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
IMPinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
GMPinstance ofhowever processes0.80text
most notably in fishinstance ofhowever processes0.80text

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