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flavour enhancer

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | 249 words | Copyright

flavour enhancer (potentiator) A substance that enhances the flavours of other substances without itself imparting any characteristic flavour of its own, e.g. monosodium glutamate and ribotide as well as sugar, salt, and vinegar in small quantities.

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