kokumi

Meaning

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.

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Origin

  • Borrowed from Japanese 濃く味.

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