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Sweetness vs Umami - What's the difference?

sweetness | umami |

Sweetness is a see also of umami.


As nouns the difference between sweetness and umami

is that sweetness is the condition of being sweet or sugary while umami is one of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

sweetness

English

Noun

  • The condition of being sweet or sugary.
  • A pleasant disposition; kindness.
  • ''Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.

    umami

    English

    (wikipedia umami)

    Noun

    (-)
  • One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats
  • *2011 , (Caitlin Moran), How to be a Woman :
  • *:But we are, of course, sweaty, fleshy lady-animals – all fur and umami .
  • The taste of flavor enhancers added to food to accentuate savoriness, notably monosodium glutamate
  • Synonyms

    * (as one of five basic tastes) savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness

    See also

    * bitterness * osmazome * saltiness * sourness * sweetness ----