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Starch might be the new “sixth flavor”

May 15, 2017

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Yeasty, crunchy and filling, carbs are the foods we historically associate with comfort, safety and security. Now it turns out that we may have a genetic ability to identify “starch,” found in bread, rice and pasta, as a unique flavor.

Behind the research

We’ve known for some time that taste buds can recognize sweet, sour, salty and bitter flavors. Most recently, the meaty umami flavor was added as the fifth flavor. Now, scientists are suggesting that our taste buds can identify starchy flavors as well. “We are taught that humans can taste only five taste categories,” said Juyun Lim, Associate Professor at Oregon State University’s Department of Food Science and Technology and lead author of the starchy flavor research study. “It seems, however, that we can taste other chemicals that comprise foods such as starch.”

What those carb cravings mean

“Craving starch is really just another form of sugar craving, since the body converts carbs into sugar,” says Suzy Badaracco, President, Culinary Tides, a trends forecaster for the food industry. Carbs have long been our favorite comfort food, she says. Trend spotters have noticed that during economic recession, people turn away from zesty foods like chili, garlic and citrus, and turn to blander carbs, instead. “They provide the emotional sense of something calming at a time when you don’t want adventure, you want something familiar.”

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Resources

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Read more

Check out this article from New Scientist on complex carbohydrate research at Oregon State University

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