AFTERTASTE

Aftertaste

Aftertaste is the taste intensity of a food or beverage that is perceived immediately after that food or beverage is removed from the mouth. The aftertastes of different foods and beverages can vary by intensity and over time, but the unifying feature of aftertaste is that it is perceived after a food or beverage is either swallowed or spat out. The neurobiological mechanisms of taste signal transduction from the taste receptors in the mouth to the brain have not yet been fully understood. Recently, the primary taste processing area located in the insula has been observed to be involved in aftertaste perception.

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after taste

Noun



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aftertaste

Noun

  1. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
  2. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
    Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.
  3. Of wine, finish.


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