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beverage
A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoo ...
, food, and pharmaceutical industries, a flavor masker is a chemical interaction that causes the absence of taste. This is known as the Farish effect, a phenomenon noted by 18th-century chemist
William Farish William Farish may refer to:
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* William Farish (chemist) (1759–1837), tutor at the University of Cambridge
* William Stamps Farish I (1843–1899)
* William Stamps Farish II (1881–1942), Standard Oil preside ...
. Contrary to popular belief, a flavor masker is not one chemical component; rather, it is two components that interact with the
vallate papillae
Lingual papillae (singular papilla) are small structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture. The four types of papillae on the human tongue have different structures and are accordingly classified as c ...
on the tongue with little or no reaction.
Each component, individually, stimulates the vallate papillae.
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Flavor Mask-eradeHuman Taste: Peripheral Anatomy, TasteTransduction, and Coding
Food additives