A team of Japanese researchers have shown that calcium channels on the tongue play a vital role in tickling our taste buds.
A new study has shown that calcium channels on the tongue are the targets of compounds that can enhance taste.
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Lead researcher Yuzuru Eto examined whether calcium channels - which sense and regulate the levels of calcium in the body- might be the mechanism involved.
They found that calcium channels are closely related to the receptors that sense sweet and umami (savory) tastes and that glutathione (a common kokumi taste element) is known to interact with calcium channels.
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They diluted the same test substances in flavoured water (salt water, sugar water, etc.) and asked volunteers (all trained in discriminating tastes) to rate how strong the flavours were.
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The research tested several other known calcium channel activators, including calcium, and found all exhibited some degree of flavour enhancement, while a synthetic calcium channel blocker could suppress flavours.
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