Enzyme in saliva shapes how we sense food texture
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 06:40
in Biology & Nature
Creamy. Gritty. Crunchy. Slimy. Oral texture perception is a major factor contributing to each person's food preferences. Now, a new study from the Monell Centre reports that individuals' perception of starch texture is shaped by variability in the activity of an oral enzyme known as salivary amylase...