Scientists have identified five tastes that humans can identify: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Now they believe there is a sixth: calcium. The first four have been around for a long time, with the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus describing the last of them, bitter, 2.5 thousand years ago. Umami, on the other hand, was only "discovered" in 1908. Even then, it wasn’t scientifically recognized, and umami (meaning “delicious” or “yummy” in Japanese) did not become “official” until 2002. Now, according to new research from scientists at the University of UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Korea, calcium may be added to the list. So, what does calcium taste like? Apparently,...
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