The effect of cooking on umami compounds in wild and cultivated mushrooms

Rotola-Pukkila M1, Yang B2, Hopia A3 Abstract The effect of cooking on the taste compounds of five mushroom species Agaricus bisporus, Lactarius trivialis, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus tubaeformis and Suillus variegatus were assessed with a special focus on the compounds responsible for the umami taste. Liquid chromatography was used to analyse free amino acids (FAAs) and…

Willingness to eat bread with health benefits: habits, taste and health in bread choice

Sajdakowska M1, Gębski J2, Żakowska-Biemans S3, Jeżewska-Zychowicz M4. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The association between the perceived importance of taste and health benefits and bread-eating habits is still not well recognized referring to products with the improved health value, in particular when it comes to the character of the health modification applied in the food product. In…

Hedonic Functions of Monosodium Glutamate and Four Basic Taste Substances Used at Various Concentration Levels in Single and Complex Systems

Shizuko Yamaguchi and Chikahito Takahashi Central Research Laboratories, Ajinornoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210, Japan Received September 27, 1983 The taste elicited by such compounds as monosodium glutamate (MSG) is termed « umami. »1’2) « Umami » elicited by MSG has been studied extensively with respect to its nature and its intensification by various co-existing substances such…

Physiological Studies on Umami Taste

Kenzo Kurihara2 and Makoto Kashiwayanagi Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 060-0812 ABSTRACT The first electrophysiological studies on umami taste were conducted with rats and cats. Unlike humans, these animals did not show a large synergism between monosodium glutamate (MSG) and disodium guanylate (GMP) or disodium inosinate (IMP). The taste nerve responses…

The Representation of Umami Taste in the Taste Cortex

1,2 Edmund T. Rolls Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, England ABSTRACT To investigate the neural encoding of glutamate (umami) taste in the primate, recordings were made from taste-responsive neurons in the cortical taste areas in macaques. Most of the neurons were in the orbitofrontal cortex (secondary) taste area. First, it…

Pairing flavours and the temporal order of tasting

Charles Spence1* , Qian Janice Wang1 and Jozef Youssef  Abstract There can be little doubt that plating food beautifully is becoming ever more important in the world of high-end cuisine. However, there is a very real danger that all the attention to how a dish looks (or photographs) can end up obscuring the importance of…

The important role of umami taste in oral and overall health

Takashi Sasano, Shizuko Satoh-Kuriwada and Noriaki Shoji* SHORT REPORT Open Access The important role of umami taste in oral and overall health Takashi Sasano, Shizuko Satoh-Kuriwada and Noriaki Shoji* Abstract There is a close relationship between an individual’s perception of umami taste and that individual’s physical condition. Our newly developed umami taste sensitivity test revealed…