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. 2017 Dec 27;12(12):e0188784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188784

Table 5. Detection thresholds for four prototypical tastants (% w/v), including mean, standard error of mean (SEM), and range.

Detection Threshold
Mean ± SEM Range
Sodium chloride 0.02 ± 0.002 0.02–0.07
Citric acid 0.015 ± 0.0004 0.013–0.025
Caffeine 0.007 ± 0.0002 0.006–0.009
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) 0.012 ± 0.0007 0.008–0.02