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Number of molecular tastants included in the nine classes of the curated ChemTastesDB.
| Tastant class | Number of molecules |
|---|---|
| Sweetness | 977 |
| Bitterness | 1183 |
| Umaminess | 98 |
| Sourness | 38 |
| Saltiness | 12 |
| Non-sweetness | 233 |
| Tastelessness | 203 |
| Multitaste | 113 |
| Miscellaneous | 87 |
