Beyond the Basic Five (Online Exclusive)
Despite the long-accepted view that there are five basic tastes, some scientists, including Michael Tordoff, a researcher at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, find that viewpoint limiting.
Despite the long-accepted view that there are five basic tastes, some scientists, including Michael Tordoff, a researcher at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, find that viewpoint limiting.
“I think that there are many tastes,” says Tordoff. “The problem is that there is no really good definition of what a basic taste is.”
Tordoff, an expert on mineral tastes, includes calcium and phosphorous on his personal list of important tastes. He also notes that, for…
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