title: Flavor potentiators.
abstract: This review provides extensive presentation and evaluation of data relative to flavor potentiation, including the historical, chemical, organoleptic, metabolic, physiological, and consumptive properties of the commonly available flavor potentiators, which are primarily monosodium glutamate and 5'-nucleotides. In addition, their food occurrences, mode of action, manufacturing procedures, and methods of analyses will be discussed. Also, attention will be given to miscellaneous compounds that possess flavor potentiating properties.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis; D004355:Drug Stability; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005396:Fish Products / Q000032:analysis; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005971:Glutamates / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D006157:Guanosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007291:Inosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012970:Sodium Glutamate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D014059:Tongue / Q000378:metabolism; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005971:Glutamates; D007291:Inosine Monophosphate; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D006157:Guanosine Monophosphate; D012970:Sodium Glutamate