Kikunae Ikeda
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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]
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池田 菊苗 | |
Born | Kikunae Ikeda 8 October 1864 |
Died | 3 May 1936 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
Education | Tokyo Imperial University |
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