Maillard reaction
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noun
- 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.
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Etymology
Named after French physician and chemist Louis Camille Maillard, 1912.
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