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2 articles with this tag.

  • How Taste Actually Works: The Five Tastes, Smell, and Flavor

    Taste and flavor are not the same thing. Learn how taste receptors work, why smell drives most of what we call flavor, and what happens when you have a cold.

    Beginner
  • What Is Umami? The Science of the Fifth Taste

    What is umami taste and how does it work? Glutamate receptors, synergy with IMP and GMP nucleotides, and natural sources of the fifth taste explained.

    Intermediate
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