Monosodium l-glutamate added to a high-energy, high-protein liquid diet promotes gastric emptying | Zendy

Hiroaki Zai | Zendy; Motoyasu Kusano | Zendy; Hiroko Hosaka | Zendy; Yasuyuki Shimoyama | Zendy; Atsuto Nagoshi | Zendy; Masaki Maeda | Zendy; Osamu Kawamura | Zendy; Masatomo Mori | Zendy

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Monosodium l-glutamate added to a high-energy, high-protein liquid diet promotes gastric emptying

Author(s) -

Hiroaki Zai,

Motoyasu Kusano,

Hiroko Hosaka,

Yasuyuki Shimoyama,

Atsuto Nagoshi,

Masaki Maeda,

Osamu Kawamura,

Masatomo Mori

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26180

Subject(s) - umami , gastric emptying , monosodium glutamate , meal , chemistry , medicine , glutamate receptor , taste , endocrinology , digestion (alchemy) , ingestion , stomach , food science , receptor , chromatography

Free glutamate activates taste receptors on nerves in the oral cavity to elicit a unique taste known as umami. Recently, umami taste receptors were also found in the gastric mucosa. Although reports suggest that mucosal receptors may respond to free glutamate to modulate gastric function, no evidence of any effect on gastric emptying has been documented.

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