Why is mint the default “fresh” flavor?
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Probably because mint has menthol which tricks your tongue that you’re eating something cold. More specifically, it binds to the TRPM8 receptor on your tongue, which the receptor is responsible of sensing coldness. People tend to feel more fresh when we are at cooler places and eating cooler foods compared to when we’re at hot places and eating hot food (because we sweat I think).
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