Tariq Kabil

A study from the Danish Aarhus University showed that coffee makes a person more sensitive to sweet foods, as it becomes sweeter when drinking coffee.

Now, coffee lovers who tend to eat dark chocolate while drinking it have a scientific explanation for them that the two are perfect together.

In the study, published in the Food Journal on April 14th, the sense of smell and taste was tested in 156 people before and after drinking coffee, and the researchers did not find any changes in their sense of smell, but they found that the sense of taste was affected by drinking coffee.

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is an important part of the production process, it is the way that enables us to evaluate the distinguishing features of its quality and judge its characteristics, and many consider that coffee tasting is an art and a science at the same time.

The study is a comparative study, the aim of which was to investigate the typical effects of coffee consumption on immediate sensitivity to taste and smell.

By applying olfactory and taste sensitivity tests before and after coffee, researchers did not find any changes in olfactory sensitivity, but the sensitivity changed significantly for some basic flavors.

The study showed that coffee makes us more sensitive to sweet-tasting foods, says Alexander Wake Feldstad, associate professor at Aarhus University who co-conducted the study, "When people were tested after drinking coffee, they became more sensitive to sweetness and less sensitive to bitterness."

The researchers found that the sense of taste was affected by drinking coffee, while the sense of smell was not affected (Bixaby).

To rule out the possibility that caffeine in coffee might be an effect, the researchers repeated the experiment using decaffeinated coffee, and found similar results.

The results showed that coffee (regular and caffeine-free) changed the perception of taste, precisely by increasing sensitivity to sweets and reducing sensitivity to bitterness.

Perhaps these results are not strange for fans of Arabic coffee, as it is known that Arab coffee lovers prefer it for its distinctive taste and wonderful flavor, and some prefer eating dates with it to enjoy both, and it has become part of the established traditions among Arabs to honor the guest.

“It is possible that some bitter substances in coffee are what create this effect,” Wildstad explains. “This may explain that if you enjoy a piece of dark chocolate with your coffee, it tastes more moderate, because its bitterness is underestimated and done. Enhance her sweetness. "

The effect of coffee on the taste.
The researchers wrote in their research paper, "Our findings provide the first evidence of how coffee affects the taste sensitivity in the short term, and thus the way we feel and understand food after drinking coffee, an important vision in the context of cooking art, as well as in procedures Chemical sensory test. "

The results of this study can help to overcome obesity and treat diabetes patients (Bixaby) 

According to Voldstad, these results may provide us with a better understanding of how our taste buds work. These results are of great importance in the field of nutrition, and can help overcome obesity and treat diabetes patients.

Floydstad explains this importance by saying, "More research in this field may be important to how we regulate the way we use sugar and sweeteners as a food additive. It can improve our knowledge to reduce sugar and calories in our food, which may be beneficial for a number of people like overweight and sick." Diabetes. "