Maillard reaction

chemical reaction occurring when roasting, baking, or frying
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Maillard reaction

Summary

Maillard reaction is an eponymous chemical reaction[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of eponymous_chemical_reaction entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,975 views/month, #1 of 308).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maillard reaction is credited with the discovery of Louis Camille Maillard[3].
  • Maillard reaction's instance of is recorded as eponymous chemical reaction[4].
  • Louis Camille Maillard is named after Maillard reaction[5].
  • Maillard reaction's Commons category is recorded as Maillard reaction[6].
  • Maillard reaction's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1912[7].
  • Maillard reaction's facet of is recorded as cooking[8].
  • Maillard reaction's has immediate cause is recorded as hot[9].
  • Maillard reaction's has contributing factor is recorded as amino acid[10].
  • Maillard reaction's has contributing factor is recorded as reducing sugar[11].
  • Maillard reaction's has effect is recorded as advanced glycation end-product[12].

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Definition and Type

Maillard reaction's instance of is recorded as eponymous chemical reaction[4].

Origins

Louis Camille Maillard is named after Maillard reaction[5].

Why It Matters

Maillard reaction ranks in the top 0.32% of eponymous_chemical_reaction entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,975 views/month, #1 of 308).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Food quality and consumer value. wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect advanced glycation end-product
    Discoverer or inventor Louis Camille Maillard
    Instance of eponymous chemical reaction
    Has immediate cause hot
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543400305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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