sweet taste
Honey on tongue
Sweet taste is one of the five basic taste sensations, triggered by sugars and certain other compounds on the tongue.
It registers as pleasant to most people, associated with ripe fruit, honey, and desserts.
The sweet taste of victory extends the sensation metaphorically to any gratifying experience.
- saccharinCalorie-free synthetic sweetener
- sucraloseArtificial zero-calorie sweetener
- aspartameArtificial low-calorie sweetener
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- sugar rushEnergy spike from sweets
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- sensessight, smell, hearing, touch, vision
- chemical sensessmell, olfaction, gustation, tongue, nose
- sweetenerssugar, honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, white sugar
basic taste quality
sweet tastebitter taste
Sharp, unpleasant flavor
bitterness · sour taste · sourness · salty taste · umami
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