The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't ...

The discovery could help create new "sensorially appealing foods" that improve digestion and feelings of fullness.

Food scientists have discovered a mushroom chemical they say is the most bitter substance known thus far, a finding that ...

Bitter bracket mushrooms, also known as Postia stiptica, are commonly found in central and northern Europe. This research can help us better understand how the tongue helps us perceive taste.

One compound discovered during the study, oligoporin D, stimulated the bitter taste receptor on the tongue, called TAS2R46, even at the lowest concentrations. Just a gram of oligoporin D dissolved ...

Food scientists have discovered a mushroom chemical they say is the most bitter substance known thus far, a finding that sheds light on how the tongue helps us perceive taste. They found the ...