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kokumi

/koʊkuːmi/

kokumi noun: a taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides which activate a calcium-sensing receptor also sensitive to glutathione.

Noun

kokumi (uncountable)

  1. A taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides which activate a calcium-sensing receptor also sensitive to glutathione.
    • As processors add to their products' flavor spectrum, one of the taste sensations many are targeting is kokumi. Bruns describes kokumi as a flavor enhancement that goes beyond umami, which is generally achieved with glutamic acid.2007, Meat & Poultry, volume 53, numbers 1–6, page 46
    • The uthors then had to quantify the compounds suspected of giving the kokumi taste and evaluate their potential contribution by recombination and omission sensory studies.2013, G. Reineccius, D. Peterson, “3: Principles of food flavor analysis”, in David Kilcast, editor, Instrumental Assessment of Food Sensory Quality: A Practical Guide, page 84
    Synonyms:
    heartiness, mouthfulness

Examples of kokumi in a sentence

  • A sixth taste, kokumi, has recently been proposed.2014, Andreas Karau, Ian Grayson, “Amino Acids in Human and Animal Nutrition”, in Holger Zorn, Peter Czermak, editors, Biotechnology of...
  • The secret behind the more delectable of the two dishes is the kokumi ingredients Youssef has spiked it with.2015 August 8, Andy Extance, “Refined Taste”, in New Scientist, number 3033, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 38:

Synonyms of kokumi

Origin of kokumi

Borrowed from Japanese 濃く味, from 濃い (koi).

Questions about kokumi

What does kokumi mean?
Kokumi means a taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides which activate a calcium-sensing receptor also sensitive to glutathione.
How do you use kokumi in a sentence?
A sixth taste, kokumi, has recently been proposed.
What part of speech is kokumi?
Kokumi is a noun.
How do you pronounce kokumi?
Kokumi is pronounced /koʊkuːmi/.

Words near kokumi in the dictionary

  1. Kokterek
  2. koku
  3. kokugi
  4. kokuji
  5. kokum
  6. kokumi
  7. Kokurahaa
  8. kokus
  9. kokutai
  10. Kokwulye
  11. Kokyar

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