Sweet taste of water induced by artichoke (Cynara scolymus).
Exposure of the tongue to artichoke can make water taste sweet. Two major active components of artichoke are the salts of chlorogenic acid and cynarin. The sweetening of substances by temporarily modifying the tongue, rather than by adding a substance sweet in itself, may provide an alternative to currently used nonnutritive sweeteners.
D002726:Chlorogenic Acid / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D013649:Taste; D014059:Tongue / Q000187:drug effects; D014675:Vegetables; D014867:Water
D002934:Cinnamates; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D014867:Water; D002726:Chlorogenic Acid