Can we taste more than just bitter, salty, sour, sweet and umami?

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Can we taste more than just bitter, salty, sour, sweet and umami?

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Thanks to Dr. Carl Philpott, professor of rhinology & olfactology at the University of East Anglia: https://people.uea.ac.uk/c_philpott

Study showing taste preference for fatty acids among mice with certain taste receptors: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6634626/

Study showing humans may be able to taste certain fatty acids: https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/32/5/423/363758

Study showing humans can taste carbs even when their sweetness receptors are turned off: https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/41/9/755/2366019

Journal article summarizing research indicating humans may be able to taste starchiness: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juyun-Lim/publication/330583538_Oral_carbohydrate_sensing_Beyond_sweet_taste/

Study showing mice can taste calcium: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physiolgenomics.90200.2008

Study showing water may have its own taste: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967336/pdf/fnins-04-00175.pdf

Ajinomoto docudrama about Kikunae Ikeda's discovery of the chemicals basis for umami: https://youtu.be/geleAcDxObo