I ka ʻoihana meaʻai, lilo nā amino acids i mau mea hana ikaika no ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka ʻono, ke ʻano, a me ka waiwai waiwai. ʻO ka glutamic acid, no ka laʻana, hoʻohana nui ʻia e like me ka monosodium glutamate (MSG) e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka ʻono umami i nā sopa, nā meaʻai, a me nā meaʻai i hana ʻia. I kēia manawa, hoʻohui pinepine ʻia ka lysine a me ka methionine i mea e hoʻoikaika ai i nā protein i hoʻokumu ʻia i nā mea kanu, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana i kahi kikoʻī amino acid piha i nā mea kanu a me nā huahana vegan. Ma waho aʻe o ka ʻono, hana nā amino acids e like me ka glycine a me ka proline ma ke ʻano he mea mālama maoli, e hoʻolōʻihi i ke ola o ka mālama ʻana i ka maikaʻi o ka meaʻai. ʻO ko lākou hiki ke kākoʻo i ka fermentation he mea koʻikoʻi lākou i ka hana ʻana i ka cheese, yogurt, a me nā mea inu fermented. Ma ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā waikawa amino i loko o nā meaʻai meaʻai, hiki i nā mea hana ke hana i nā huahana ʻaʻole ʻono wale nō akā ua kaulike pū kekahi.