Taste buds at the tip of the tongue, whose medical term is «fungiform papillae,»
contain sweet taste receptors, and past studies show that people with Type 2 diabetes have impaired sweet taste.
Not exact matches
18 Straight edge: The miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), native to West Africa,
contains a glycoprotein called miraculin that binds to
taste receptors on the tongue and makes sour foods
taste sweet.
Like stevia, aspartame stimulates
sweet receptors on the
taste buds without
containing any sugar.