What’s after umami? Scientists are hunting for the sixth basic taste

Could “fatty” or “starchy” one day become accepted as the sixth basic taste alongside the likes of sweet and salty?

Scientists have learned about the ability of expectations to influence the perception of food taste

Before eating, the human brain is already making assumptions about taste. These expectations significantly affect the ...

Psychology can change the way food tastes: Here's how to use it to make the most of your meals

Ever eaten while doom-scrolling and realized you barely tasted anything? Or found your favorite pasta strangely bland after a ...
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Ozempic tongue? How the drug can change some women’s ability to taste

Semaglutide — a popular weekly injection used for diabetes and weight loss — changes the taste sensitivity, the taste perception, and the brain’s response to sweet tastes in women with obesity, new ...
Nature

Umami Peptides and Their Mechanisms in Taste Perception

Umami peptides are short chains of amino acids that contribute to the characteristic savoury taste through specific interactions with taste receptors. These peptides are derived from various food ...
Labroots

Taste Is a Matter of Perception... And Genetics

In one of the first of its kind, a study involving the link between genetics and taste perceptions (bitter, salt, savory, sour, and sweet) has revealed important information about how and why we like ...
Medical Dialogues

GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Reduced Appetite and Altered Taste Perception: Study

A new study published in the journal of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism revealed that over half of individuals using semaglutide or tirzepatide experienced reduced appetite and food ...
Healio

Salty, sour taste perception reduced in PCOS

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Taste sensation, particularly taste for salty and sour, is reduced among women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...
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Taste perception may affect dental concerns, like caries

Humans register some tastes, such as sweets, more quickly than others due to molecular size. Flavor flow also affects taste perception, and knowing this may affect broad public health concerns, ...
Nature

Gustatory Processing and Neural Mechanisms in Taste Perception

The perception of taste is not merely a matter of detecting a chemical stimulus; it involves a sophisticated network of neural circuits that integrate sensory inputs from taste receptors, olfactory ...
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Individual differences in taste perception directly related to genetic variation in taste receptors

Philadelphia, PA -- Why do brussels sprouts taste bitterly repellent to one person and bland - or even delicious - to the next? A study published in the February 22 issue of Current Biology confirms ...
New York Post

Ozempic tongue? How the drug can change some women’s ability to taste

There’s Ozempic finger, Ozempic breasts, Ozempic face, Ozempic butt … and now, Ozempic tongue? Semaglutide — a popular weekly injection used for diabetes and weight loss — changes the taste ...