Taking a Cue from Breath Fresheners, a New Method for Taste Testing
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 10:35
in Mathematics & Economics
Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing, created taste strips similar to breath-freshening strips, but these edible strips contain one of the five basic tastes that are detected by humans -- sweet, sour, salty, bitter and monosodium glutamate, which is also known as umami taste.
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