Why is acid so important in balancing taste? Our bodies do not crave it like sugar, and we are not nutritionally inclided to include it like fat or salt. Is there anything to it besides just improving taste?

Question

My only guess is that it helps with digestion. Do feel welcome to correct me 🙂

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Answer 1

We don’t produce vitamin c ourselves so we evolved to like the taste of acidic things like oranges/lemons, since they’re rich in vitamin c.