Some Kokumi Taste Foods (IMAGE)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Some Kokumi Taste Foods

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Kokumi taste foods contain various compounds that have no taste themselves, but can enhance the basic sweet, salty and umami taste sensation they co-exist with. Kokumi compounds, such as calcium, protamine (found in milt), L-histidine (an amino acid) and glutathione (found in yeast extract) have now been shown to activate calcium-sensing channels in humans.

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Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

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