Kikunae Ikeda | |
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| 池田 菊苗 | |
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| Born | Kikunae Ikeda 8 October 1864 |
| Died | 3 May 1936 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Tokyo Imperial University |
Kikunae Ikeda (池田 菊苗, Ikeda Kikunae, 8 October 1864[citation needed] – 3 May 1936) was a Japanese chemist and Tokyo Imperial University professor of chemistry who, in 1908, uncovered the chemical basis of a taste he named umami. It is one of the five basic tastes along with sweet, bitter, sour and salty.[1]
- ^ Kean, Sam (Fall 2015). "The science of satisfaction". Distillations Magazine. 1 (3): 5. Retrieved 22 March 2018.