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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > sensory properties > flavor > umami
Preferred Term:

umami

Definition:
A primary element of taste, accompanying yet independent of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami is the Japanese word for 'delicious' or 'savory' but is regarded as broth-like or meaty tasting in Western cultures. This taste detects the presence of glutamate.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
flavor
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40511
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30