This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Nervous system, Subject name: Physiology
Umami taste is evoked by 
Select and explain. 
A. Glucose, B. Glutamic acid, C. Quinine, D. Sodium chloride
B: Glutamic acid
Answer: B: Glutamic acid 
Explanation: Glutamic acid is responsible for umami taste Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number: 713,714,715