Sentences with phrase «sense pungency»

It turns out that when some snakes thermally image their prey, they employ receptors similar to those we use to sense pungency from wasabi.

Not exact matches

«Organoleptic» means using the sense organs for taste, color, aroma, and feel to evaluate a food or drug and Scoville's worked because the flavor was not important, just the perceived pungency.

So it makes sense that pungency would be greatest when the seeds are mature and can germinate.