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Questions tagged [taste]

Questions related to the crude analysis of a compound by identifying its taste.

Questions tagged are related to the chemical property of taste; Either in analyzing an unknown substance or for other uses. Not recommended for identifying an unknown chemical species due to crudeness and danger.

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Are there any papers linking the bad taste of orange juice after toothpaste to sulfates?

Wikipedia states: After using toothpaste, orange juice and other juices have an unpleasant taste. This effect is attributed to products of the chemical reaction between stannous fluoride in toothpaste and the acetic acid in the juices. Sodium…
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How do we know the taste of dangerous compounds?

For example, this site tells that the taste of Copper sulfate, (which is very dangerous for consumption) is of "metallic, nauseating taste" and as many dangerous chemical compounds often have taste descriptions, does this mean people eat them to…
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