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. 2012 Aug 15;108(9):2405–2418. doi: 10.1152/jn.00114.2012

Table 1.

Solution pH of taste stimuli

Solution pH
Artificial saliva 5.8
0.3 M NH4Cl 5.15
0.5 M sucrose 5.29
0.1 M NaCl 5.36
0.01 M citric acid 2.60
0.02 M QHCl 6.14
0.1 M KCl 5.66
0.003 M acetic acid 3.55
0.01 M acetic acid 3.33
0.03 M acetic acid 3.16
0.1 M acetic acid 2.82
0.003 M acetic acid + 0.1 M NaCl 3.54
0.01 M acetic acid + 0.1 M NaCl 3.30
0.03 M acetic acid + 0.1 M NaCl 3.13
0.1 M acetic acid + 0.1 M NaCl 2.80

QHCl, quinine hydrochloride.