Glutamate from plants in vegetable stock Secrets to the deliciousness of vegetarian food

Stock (Stock)It's the secret to the deliciousness of cooking. Normally, bones or various meats are simmered until a delicious, mellow flavor comes out. It's called #umami flavor or #delicious flavor. The fact that food has this flavor It is caused by glutamic acid which is a type of amino acid. Reacts to this type of taste receptor on the tongue. which is a special taste Different from the usual sweet, salty, and sour flavors.

But duringVegetarian Festivalwhich abstains from interfering with life Ingredients for making stock may need to be adjusted. Today we would like to introduce you to vegetables that contain glutamic acid. So that the food still has the same delicious, mellow taste.

Glutamic acid content in vegetables*

• Potato 10 mg
• Cabbage 50 mg
• Onion 51 mg
• Fresh shiitake mushrooms 71 mg
• Tomato 246 mg
• Dried seaweed 1,378 mg

*Quantity per 100 g of vegetables

Once you know the list of vegetables that can be used to make a delicious and mellow stock. Not allergic to meat Making vegetarian food delicious It's not difficult anymore. Vegetable stock has very low energy, only 17 kilocalories per 1 measuring cup, compared to chicken stock, which has 86 kilocalories per 1 measuring cup. Plus, vegetable stock is free of fat and cholesterol. Can be used to cook together with various menus. To make it taste delicious and good for health both during the Vegetarian Festival and outside of vegetarian festivals

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Reference source

• Jinap S, Hajeb P. Glutamate. its applications in food and contribution to health. Appetite. 2010;55(1):1–10.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.