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tastant
tastant A tastant is a substance used as a taste stimulus, such as monosodium glutamate, to produce and study a particular taste experience.
A tastant is a substance used as a taste stimulus, such as monosodium glutamate, to produce and study a particular taste experience. In this context, it refers to a component that is ingested so researchers can examine taste perception and related brain responses.