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In the mouth, there is the enzyme called salivary amylase, which digests carbohydrates into sugars, such as glucose. When this enzyme mixes with the carbohydrate in phlegm, they are digested into sugars, hence tasting sweet in the mouth. In addition, there may already be sugars in the phlegm.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoPhlegm tastes sour because it is a combination of basal nutrients and enzymes, many of which are acids, which coat the lower parts of the stomach and the upper small intenstine.
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What does a grape taste besides sweet?
it taste sour a little sour
What do acid taste of?
They taste SOUR
When milk is converted into curd the sour taste is due to?
You taste lactic acid when the milk becomes sour. Acids, in general, sour.
Does acid have taste?
Yes they taste SOUR
Acids have what taste?
Acids have a sour taste.
Why do acids taste sour and bases taste bitter?
because there is an ingredient that makes a acidy solution to make a sour taste in the mixture
Is sour taste a physical or chemical reaction?
Sour taste is a result of a chemical property. Certain chemicals - acids in particular - produce a sour taste when they come in contact with the appropriate taste buds. The chemical interaction of those chemicals with the taste buds yeilds a stimulus of those taste buds that the brain interprets as "sour".
Why can you taste sour on sour but not sour on salty?
Well, the whole thing is very complicated. The asorbic acid in sour, compliments the falic acid in other sour foods. It may seem more sour to you if you taste sour on sour, but it is just your taste buds reacting to two different chemicals. Both chemicals combined make it very easy to be tasted, and sometimes disliked. When you taste sour on salty it's harder to taste. One ingredient in salt, called cottonseed extract, mainly counteracts most asorbic and falic acids. So, in most salty foods it's harder to taste sour things.
What is the taste of a acids?
Acids generally have a sour taste.
Why does crannberry juice clean pennies the best?
No , vinger will, it has that werid sour funky taste to it and cranberry is not sour or has a werid taste to it or has no funky taste.
Why does sour candy not taste like salt?
Sour candy does not taste like salt because the candy uses acids to make it sour, not salt.
Do bases have a sour taste?
all bases taste bitter Thomas To be more accurate, the taste of a base is bitter, but also the taste of an acid is sour, and a salt, well...is salty. :D -Wasp04. ZD
