, 26 February 2020
This quiz explores one of our most enigmatic senses. Do have the answers you need to taste victory?
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A molecule of the sugar glucose has six atoms of carbon, 12 of hydrogen and six of oxygen.
The fifth sense is savouriness, but it’s also called umami, a Japanese compound word that means ‘delicious taste’.
Brine is a name for any water that is as salty or saltier than sea water.
There are 25 different human bitter receptors recorded in the bitterDB database. But not all humans have all 25 receptors!
Sourness is the taste that detects acidity.
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