FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (22): 306-310.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201022066

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Main Flavoring Substances of Pottery Jar Chicken Soup

HE Xiao-feng,YUE Xin-yu,WANG Yi,HUANG Wen*   

  1. (College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)
  • Received:2009-12-03 Revised:2010-06-24 Online:2010-11-25 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: HUANG Wen E-mail:huangwen@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Abstract:

The main flavoring substances of pottery jar chicken soup was investigated and compared with those in chicken soup cooked with pressure cooker or induction cooker. Results showed that the main taste of chicken soup were umami and sweet, and the total content of nucleotides and free amino acids in pottery jar chicken soup were higher than those in other two ones, however, chicken soup cooked with chicken soup had the highest contents of peptides of the three chicken soup. Glutamic acid and 5'-inosinic acid were the main amino acid and nucleotide that gave the umami flavor. Pottery jar chicken soup had significant higher glutamic acid and gave better flavor.

Key words: chicken soup, umami taste, 5'-inosinic acid, glutamic acid

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