Definitions for umami
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1. umaminoun

   One of the five basic tastes, the meaty or savory taste of glutamate proteins or other similar compounds, notably monosodium glutamate.

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1. Umami

   Umami ( from Japanese: 旨味 Japanese pronunciation: [ɯmami]), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It has been described as savory and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats.: 35–36 People taste umami through taste receptors that typically respond to glutamates and nucleotides, which are widely present in meat broths and fermented products. Glutamates are commonly added to some foods in the form of monosodium glutamate (MSG), and nucleotides are commonly added in the form of disodium guanylate, inosine monophosphate (IMP) or guanosine monophosphate (GMP). Since umami has its own receptors rather than arising out of a combination of the traditionally recognized taste receptors, scientists now consider umami to be a distinct taste.Foods that have a strong umami flavor include meats, shellfish, fish (including fish sauce and preserved fish such as maldive fish, Katsuobushi, sardines, and anchovies), tomatoes, mushrooms, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, meat extract, yeast extract, cheeses, and soy sauce.

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1. Umami

   Umami, a savory taste, is one of the five basic tastes,. A loanword from the Japanese, umami can be translated "pleasant savory taste". This particular writing was chosen by Professor Kikunae Ikeda from umai "delicious" and mi "taste". The kanji 旨味 are used for a more general meaning to describe a food as delicious. The human tongue has receptors for L-glutamate, which is the source of umami flavor. For that reason, scientists consider umami to be distinct from saltiness.

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1. Umami

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of umami in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of umami in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of umami in a Sentence

1. Jamie Foster:

   Animals, including humans, rely on our microbes to maintain a healthy digestive and immune system, we do not fully understand how spaceflight alters these beneficial interactions. The UMAMI experiment uses a glow-in-the-dark bobtail squid to address these important issues in animal health.

2. Robert Graham:

   Umami is the flavor that people miss from plant-based sources.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Umami
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=umami
4. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/umami