Top Umami-Rich Ingredients
Here’s a list of common umami-rich ingredients, which we put together with the help of the Umami Information Center.
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INGREDIENT |
Milligrams Glutamate per 100 grams |
Milligrams Inosinate per 100 grams |
Milligrams Guanylate per 100 grams |
Milligrams Adenylate per 100 grams |
Beef |
107 |
107 |
|
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Pork |
2.5 |
122 |
|
|
Pork Fillet |
40 |
|
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Cured Ham |
337 |
|
|
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Chicken |
1.5 |
76 |
|
13 |
Chicken Bones |
40 |
|
|
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Scallop |
140 |
|
|
170 |
Snow Crab |
19 |
|
|
32 |
Blue Crab |
43 |
|
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Alaska King Crab |
72 |
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White Shrimp |
20 |
|
|
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Niboshi/Small Dried Sardines |
50 |
863 |
|
|
Sardine |
280 |
193 |
|
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Mackerel |
|
215 |
|
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Sea Bream |
|
215 |
|
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Tuna |
|
188 |
|
|
Cod |
|
44 |
|
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Prawn |
43 |
92 |
|
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Squid |
146 |
|
|
184 |
Oyster |
137 |
|
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Clam |
208 |
|
|
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Scallop |
159 |
|
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Mussel |
105 |
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Dried Lever |
1378 |
|
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Makombu |
3190 |
|
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Rausu Kombu |
2286 |
|
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Rishiri Kombu |
1985 |
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Hidaka Kombu |
1344 |
|
|
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Naga Kombu |
241 |
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Wakame |
9 |
|
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Nori |
1378 |
|
|
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Bonito Flakes |
36 |
700 |
|
|
Tuna Flakes |
31 |
967 |
|
|
Bonito |
|
285 |
|
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Parmesan |
1680 |
|
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Emmenthaler |
308 |
|
|
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Cheddar |
182 |
|
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Cow’s Milk |
1 |
|
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Goat’s Milk |
4 |
|
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Cabbage |
50 |
|
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Spinach |
48 |
|
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Tomato |
246 |
|
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Green Asparagus |
49 |
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Corn |
106 |
|
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Green Peas |
106 |
|
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Onion |
51 |
|
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Potato |
102 |
|
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Shiitake Mushroom (fresh) |
71 |
|
|
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Shiitake Mushroom (dried) |
|
|
150 |
|
Enoki Mushroom |
|
|
21.8 |
|
Truffles |
8.5 |
.3 |
5.8 |
|
Soy Beans |
66 |
|
|
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Sweet Potatoes |
60 |
|
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Chinese Cabbage |
100 |
|
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Avocado |
18 |
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Apple |
4 |
|
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Grape |
5 |
|
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Kiwi |
5 |
|
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Fish Sauce (China) |
828 |
|
|
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Fish Sauce (Japan) |
1383 |
|
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Fish Sauce (Indonesia) |
727 |
|
|
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Fish Sauce (Malaysia) |
621 |
|
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Fish Sauce (Myanmar) |
948 |
|
|
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Fish Sauce (Philippine) |
988 |
|
|
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Fish Sauce (Thailand) |
950 |
|
|
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Fish Sauce (Vietnam) |
1370 |
|
|
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Soy Sauce (China) |
926 |
|
|
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Soy Sauce (Japan) |
782 |
|
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Soy Sauce (Korea) |
1264 |
|
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Soy Sauce (Philippine) |
412 |
|
|
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Natto/Soy Beans (Japan) |
136 |
|
|
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Daw Dawa/Soy Beans (West Africa) |
965 |
|
|
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Soumbara/Locust Beans (West Africa) |
1700 |
|
|
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Douchi/Soy Beans (China) |
476 |
|
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Unroasted Green Tea |
668 |
|
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Marmite |
1960 |
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