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. 2021 Oct 20;1:127. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.14117.1

Table 1. Concentration level of taste compounds for detection threshold.

Taste Taste compound Level 1 (g/l) Level 2 (g/l) Level 3 (g/l) Level 4 (g/l) Level 5 (g/l)
Sweet Sucrose 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 16.0
Sour Citric acid 0.05 0.1 0.16 0.2 0.25
Salty Sodium chloride 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6
Umami Monosodium glutamate 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.5
Bitter Caffeine 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.27
Bitter Quinine 0.0014 0.0017 0.0023 0.0038 0.006