Fat: the next taste sensation

By Richard Cornish
Updated February 9 2015 - 8:08am, first published 7:08am
Professor Russell Keast, head of the Centre for Advanced Sensory Science at Deakin University. Professor Keast has published a paper that explores our tongue's ability to detect fat as a distinct taste.   Photo: Paul Jeffers
Professor Russell Keast, head of the Centre for Advanced Sensory Science at Deakin University. Professor Keast has published a paper that explores our tongue's ability to detect fat as a distinct taste. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Volunteers taste fat under Professor Deakin's supervision. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Volunteers taste fat under Professor Deakin's supervision. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Fat is the sixth taste.

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