flavor enhancer
Makes food tastier
A flavor enhancer is a substance added to food that intensifies existing tastes without contributing a distinct flavor of its own.
MSG is the most familiar example—it amplifies savory, umami qualities in dishes.
Salt functions similarly, bringing out flavors rather than merely adding saltiness.
The soup tasted flat until I added a little soy sauce as a flavor enhancer.
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- MSGUmami compound, abbreviated
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- saltSodium chloride compound
savory · taste · taste bud · fish sauce · miso · kombu · fermented foods · aged cheese · food additive · yeast extract · palatability · condiment · soy sauce · mouthfeel · cuisine · punch · sodium · crystals
- additivesfood coloring, stabilizer, MSG, emulsifier, plasticizers
- food additivesemulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, colorants, calcium silicate, lecithin
- glutamateMSG, monosodium glutamate, umami
- yeast spreadsMarmite, Vegemite
- boostersbooster, boosting, amplifier, power-up, upgrade
- Artificial Flavorsvanillin, diacetyl, benzaldehyde
flavor enhancerpreservative
Agent preventing spoilage
stabilizer · emulsifier · texturizer · humectant · food preservative
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