Health benefits of umami

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By Heston Blumenthal, Pascal Barbot, Nobu Matsuhisa and Kiyomi Mikuni

Published 2009

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We have already seen that the sense of taste plays an important role in the well-being of humans. The reason why we are pre-programmed to find it appealing is because it signals the presence of protein, which is one of the main substances that we require for survival. As well as this, however, there are a number of other health benefits that umami can offer.