Question

Taste buds for umami is mainly found in

• A. Indian
• B. American
• C. Japanese
• D. Indonesian

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Japanese

Umami is the fifth taste which detects the flavour of savoury. This taste receptor was found mostly in the Japanese. Many food preparations in Japan has a savoury flavour. These people are known to make a combination of food which has savoury flavour. So, it is considered that the taste buds for umami flavour are mainly found in the people of Japan. This taste is detected with the help of glutamate specific taste receptors because there is more amount of glutamate in the savoury food.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.