metallic taste
Blood-like mouth sensation
A metallic taste is a flavor resembling metal—like licking a coin or having blood in your mouth.
It often signals something medical: a side effect of certain medications, a symptom of pregnancy, or a warning sign of illness.
The chemotherapy left a persistent metallic taste.
Some foods and supplements can also trigger it.
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- ironElement twenty-six
- iron supplementsMineral pills for deficiency
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
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- sensory testingsensory thresholds, flavor profiles, mouthfeel, rating scale, sweetness
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