The New York Times published a story on Oct 19, 2009 regarding how tongues taste that "carbonation" we all appreciate when drinking soda pop beverages. The story entitled "
How Tongues Taste the Carbonation in a Fizzy Beverage" reveals that the carbonation is NOT due to the bubble popping, but rather a taste receptor.
As we all know, there are receptors for five tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami (sometimes termed savory).
It is the receptor for sourness that is responsible for the taste of carbonation.
Read the story
here.
Read the research
here.
The New York Times published a story on Oct 19, 2009 regarding how tongues taste that "carbonation" we all appreciate when drinking soda pop beverages. The story entitled "How Tongues Taste the Carbonation in a Fizzy Beverage" reveals that the carbonation is NOT due to the bubble popping, but rather a taste receptor.
As we all know, there are receptors for five tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami (sometimes termed savory).
It is the receptor for sourness that is responsible for the taste of carbonation.
Read the story here.
Read the research here.
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