Umami, in celebration of the 110th year since its discovery, was the focus of the World Umami Forum, which took place in New York City, September 20-21, 2018. The research on…
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Umami Benefits Research – Appetite Control and Sodium Reduction Benefits – Presented at 7th Asian Congress of Dietetics TOKYO (July 2018) – Umami, known as the savory taste, was discovered…
Chocolate, MSG, nitrates, and other foods commonly thought to trigger migraine actually had little relationship to migraine headache onset when patients kept systematic track, according to new research presented at the American…
“Umami Anniversary” Symposium held at ACS Annual Meeting One hundred ten years after its discovery, umami celebrated its birthday in New Orleans during the annual meeting of the American Chemical…
The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recently celebrated its 100th-anniversary Food Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE) in Chicago, Illinois. Several members of the International Glutamate Information Service were there…
A detailed review of the science behind Umami, the recognized fifth taste (alongside sweet, sour, bitter, and salty), has recently been published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Evidence…
The International Glutamate Technical Committee (IGTC), a non-government organization (NGO), recently updated its review paper on “Glutamate Contributes to the Reduction of Dietary Sodium Intake.” The report provides a summary…
Food Unwrapped, the British television documentary series, in its season 6 premiere episode addressed the question: “Are alarming headlines about MSG justified? Will it do you any harm to eat?”…
As we get older our ability to taste food diminishes. Chef Heston Blumenthal has said that, “losing your sense of taste means losing your sense of pleasure” – meaning if…
As understanding of how we taste food grows, so does the evidence that the oral taste receptors steer us towards the nutrients our bodies need. Furthermore, the discovery that many…
