Recent research has focused on identifying umami peptides—short chains of amino acids that enhance the umami flavor in foods—and understanding their mechanisms of action in taste perception.

Why does coffee taste more bitter to some people than it does to others? Researchers have now come closer to answering this question. They have identified a new group of bitter compounds in roasted ...

Epigenetic Mechanism That Causes Bitter Taste Distortion Discovered Aug. 24, 2023 — A bitter taste in the mouth is often a symptom or side effect of illness, which may be the result of how the ...