Watch: The new flavour sensations

What’s your favourite food? Why? Is it the texture? Or, is it one of the five tastes – saltiness, sweetness, bitterness, sourness, and umami. If it is none of these, maybe you like all of your favourite food and drink because of two new tastes that have been discovered by researchers from Deakin University’s Centre of Advanced Sensory Science (CASS).

Watch and find out how these new tastes will help fight the growing global obesity problem.

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