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New Year Resolutions: Keeping Them Real

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This year, like so many previous ones, probably started off with the oft-dreaded New Year resolutions. If you’re like millions of other people, weight loss was one of those resolutions. Far too many new year resolutions are made while in a…

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Inaugural World Umami Forum is World-Class!

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Umami, the proven fifth taste, has enjoyed a fascinating and stellar history since its discovery in 1908. One of the highpoints in umami’s 110-year timeline is the World Umami Forum, which took place in New York City, September 20-21, 2018….

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Umami Celebrates 110 Years Since Discovery

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“Umami Memorial” 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 Society (ACS), on March 18, 2018. Rather than cake and…

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MSG Facts: A to Umami

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The International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) has published an informative fact sheet titled “Monosodium Glutamate (MSG): From A to Umami.” The fact sheet, which has been favorably reviewed by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, can be downloaded here….

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Recipes with MSG Keep You Full Longer

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Researchers have demonstrated that umami seasoning not only made the test dish (soup) more tasty and appetizing but also increased satiety, so that energy intake at the following meal was reduced. MSG Effect on Appetite In the study1 , published in…

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David Chang: “MSG and Umami”

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David Chang, the renowned chef and owner of Momofuku restaurant group, often speaks about umami taste and MSG, addressing what he considers the vilification of MSG head-on. Watch his lively and provocative presentation at MAD 2012: MAD 2012 is the…

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