"The Maillard reaction is complex. So complex, in fact, that it's only in the last few years that scientists have begun to figure out what it actually is. While they still don't entirely understand it, they do know the basics"<p>Well, the Maillard reaction is actually well understood. There is also early and late Maillard reaction products and not all products are necessary good for you.<p>"The Maillard reaction is many small, simultaneous chemical reactions that occur when proteins and sugars in and on your food are transformed by heat, producing new flavors, aromas, and colors."<p>...when proteins and REDUCING sugars...
Fixed that for you.<p>Maillard reaction also occurs in your eye, what is a bad thing in the long run...