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Electronic Tongue! New Way to Taste

Now you not need to wait in front of the market to taste the different varieties of fruits and other eatables. Its all the newly developed 'Electronic Tongue' will do it for you. Researchers at the Center for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM) and the CUINA group of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) in Spain have developed a new electronic tongue system that analyzes the antioxidant powers of juices, fruit and fruit purees. Electronic tongues, using electrochemical techniques, help us to sort food samples in situ and to quantify their physio chemical parameters, in a fast and economical way," said Ramon Martinez Mañez in a news release from AlphaGalileo. Mañez is a researcher at the UPV and IDM. The Working: A computer compares scans of the array of dots before and after the paper is wetted with an eyedropper full of liquid. After running dozens of samples of mystery artificial sweeteners dissolved in water or tea, the research ...

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