Taste receptor discovery could help industry ease the bitter taste of stevia
date:Jun 05, 2012
cts made using the sweetener.


One such problem is a long-lasting bitter after-taste which produces liquorice-like aromas and a bitter after taste.


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The German scientists investigated nine steviol glycosides responsible for the intensive sweet taste of stevia extracts. The team initially tested the bitterness and sweetness that each glycoside produces in vitro using cells that act as taste receptor cells and react to the glycoside molecules like an artificial tongue.


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