Kirin to sell spoon to enhance salty taste

Kirin to sell spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on May 20, 2024, shows a spoon developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that uses a faint electrical current to enhance salty and umami flavors, with online sales of the product to start the same day priced at 19,800 yen ($125). Meiji University Professor Homei Miyashita, who jointly developed the technology, won the Ig Nobel Nutrition prize in 2023.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA002741134
  • Registered date
  • 2024/5/20 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2024 Kyodo News
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  • 3634 × 2806 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 649.78(KB)*
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