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Japanese food manufacturer Kirin, together with researchers from Meiji University, have developed chopsticks that give food a salty taste.

At the end of one of the sticks there is a metal contact that transmits an electric current directly into the food: a wave of the desired shape affects the ions in sodium chloride, which is responsible for the salty taste. In addition, the current also affects the ions of sodium glutamate, which is responsible for enhancing the taste.

Tests on volunteers showed that such electrical stimulation enhances the salty taste by almost 1.5 times. Thus, you can reduce the amount of salt by 30% and not feel any difference. The researchers claim that the current from the sticks does not affect the human body in any way, because it is too weak.