Maillard reaction
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Etymology edit
Named after French physician and chemist Louis Camille Maillard, 1912.
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Maillard reaction (plural Maillard reactions)
- (organic chemistry) The condensation reaction of an amino acid and a reducing sugar, followed by polymerization to form brown pigments - melanoidins; one of the causes of browning during cooking. [from 1910s]
- 2004, Harold McGee, chapter 4, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN:
- If the surface temperature exceeds the boiling point, as it does during grilling and frying, the Maillard reactions produce typical roasted, browned aromas.
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condensation reaction of an amino acid
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Further reading edit
- Maillard reaction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia