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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Fork That Tricks Your Tongue

Electric Fork Tricks Taste Buds into a Salty Sensation (+Video)

Reuters | April 11, 2016



Japanese researchers developed a prototype electric fork that uses an electric current to stimulate the sense of salt on the tongue. Roselle Chen reports.
Many people need to cut down on the amount of salt in their diet. But if you had this fork you wouldn't need to fork over the flavor.
Japanese scientists developed this prototype electric fork that conveys the sensation of salt on the tongue via the food, but without the health drawbacks associated with too much sodium.

Electric Fork Tricks Taste Buds into Salty Sensation. Source: http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/112463

<more at http://www.scientificamerican.com/video/electric-fork-tricks-taste-buds-into-a-salty-sensation/; related articles and links: http://92newshd.tv/electric-fork-tricks-taste-buds-into-salty-sensation/ (Electric Fork Tricks Taste Buds into Salty Sensation. April 2, 2016) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/30/japan-invents-electric-salt-flavoured-fork/ (Japan invents electric 'salt-flavoured fork' . March 30, 2016)>

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