Applications in nutrition: Peptides as taste enhancers

Yu Fu, Mohammad Sadiq Amin, Qian Li, Kathrine H. Bak, René Lametsch

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Abstract

Taste is a significant attribute in food that affects food quality and purchasing desire of consumers. Peptides serve as important taste-active compounds in food. They can exhibit bitter, salty, sweet, sour, and kokumi taste and also play a significant role in taste enhancement of food. In this chapter, some recently food-derived, taste-active peptides with umami, bitter, salty, and kokumi taste were briefly reviewed. Also, the respective taste receptors for these taste-active peptides were described. Besides, their structural characteristics in relation to different taste attributes were emphatically discussed. This chapter summarizes the research progress of some representative taste-active peptides, which contributes to the development of food-derived peptides as taste enhancers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiologically Active Peptides : From Basic Science to Applications for Human Health
EditorsFidel Toldrá, Jianping Wu
PublisherAcademic Press
Publication date2021
Pages569-580
Chapter23
ISBN (Electronic)9780128213896
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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Keywords

  • Bitterness
  • Kokumi
  • Peptides
  • Salty taste
  • Taste enhancer
  • Taste receptor
  • Umami

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