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But why is it delicious?

The article mentions that the Maillard reaction makes food delicious but does not explain further. For reference, I think McGee's "On Food and Cooking" may have had a chemical explanation (starch sweetness, I think), but I'd like to also see a biological explanation. Was there some evolutionary pressure? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.181.232.230 (talk) 00:09, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Explanations of evolutionary pressure have a circular-logic fallacy aspect that I find problematic. Having warned you ... Malliard reactions clearly decrease the nutritional value of foods, but might indicate increased digestibility of gelatinized starches or increased infection safety for meats & fish.71.64.117.204 (talk) 08:01, 28 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

bread

why is this reaction produced only on the outside of bread? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 16:07, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

because it is hotter there. Xxanthippe (talk) 01:43, 26 November 2023 (UTC).[reply]

“No”

@Nswix: I do not understand the revert you made to the short description. Could you elaborate? Aaron Liu (talk) 00:32, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't match the body of the article. Maillard is a scientific process between amino acids, not 'burnt taste'. Nswix (talk) 00:39, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The product of the scientific process between amino acids is what give[s] browned food its distinctive flavor. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, but burnt is the wrong word. It's also not supported by the article. The short description is meant to summarize the article. Nswix (talk) 19:47, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IMO burnt is basically browned, but I can change it to browned (Chemical reaction that gives browned food flavor). Does that sound best? Aaron Liu (talk) 19:52, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for implementing. Aaron Liu (talk) 23:46, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Source of sugar in meat for the reaction to occur

I'd argue that Maillard reaction is not possible to occur predominantly in meat. Even though there are traces of amino sugars, stoichiometrically, the browning on the meat doesn't add up, and browning should come from another proccess. The references on the Wikipedia page don't explain where the reducing carbohydrates, neccessary for the reaction to occur, come from when it comes to meat, only that the reaction happens. Every piece of literature I could find online ignores that piece of information. I may be wrong, so I urge for anyone to update the references with complete data.

Reference for extremely low traces of amino sugars: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4299224/#d35e285 (Table S3) 93.87.121.112 (talk) 13:51, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]