Comparison of taste components between triploid and diploid oyster

The main taste components of triploid and diploid oyster (Crassostrea gigas) were compared. Free amino acids, inosine monophosphate, succinate, trimethylamine oxide and betaine in fresh and boiled extractives were analyzed. The protein, lipids, glycogen, moisture and ash, which may affect the flavour, were evaluated. In boiled extractives, the amino acids were 394.1 mg(100 g)⁻¹ in diploid and 183.5 mg(100 g)⁻¹ in triploid. However, in fresh oyster extractives, they were 320.0 mg(100g)⁻¹ and 147.3 mg(100g)⁻¹ respectively. The inosine monophosphate in triploid was 44% more than that in diploid, and a little difference existed in the content of trimethylamine oxide between them. The contents of these taste components were the basis for taste flavour pattern determination.