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January 16, 2012 ·
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Scientists find fat is the sixth human taste
By T.K. RandallJanuary 16, 2012 ·
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A team in the United States has found that the human tongue is capable of 'tasting' fat molecules.
The discovery means that the tongue is able to detect six tastes - sweet, sour, salt, bitter, umami and now fat. The team discovered the new taste after finding chemical receptors in the tastebuds of the tongue that can pick up fat molecules. "The ultimate goal is to understand how our perception of fat in food might influence what foods we eat and the qualities of fat that we consume," said lead researcher Professor Nada Abumrad.For generations, scientists thought the human tongue could detect only four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salt and bitter. Then a fifth was discovered, "umami" or savoury. Now, researchers have identified a previously-unrecognised "sixth taste" – fat.
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