{"id":434207,"date":"2022-04-19T23:03:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japan-researchers-develop-electric-chopsticks-to-enhance-salty-taste\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T23:03:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:03:34","slug":"japan-researchers-develop-electric-chopsticks-to-enhance-salty-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japan-researchers-develop-electric-chopsticks-to-enhance-salty-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japan researchers develop electric chopsticks to enhance salty taste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f97d35467b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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maker Kirin Holdings Co.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/2503.T\">(2503.T)<\/a>, the chopsticks enhance tastes using electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on a wristband.<\/p>\n<p>The device uses a weak electrical current to transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, said Miyashita.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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a result, the salty taste enhances 1.5 times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Miyashita and his lab have explored various ways that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> can interact with and stimulate human sensory experiences. He\u2019s also developed a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/lick-it-up-japan-professor-creates-tele-taste-tv-screen-2021-12-23\">lickable<\/a>\u00a0TV screen that can imitate various food flavors.<\/p>\n<p>The taste-enhancing chopsticks may have particular relevance in Japan, where the traditional diet favors salty tastes. The average Japanese adult consumes about 10 grams of salt per day, double the amount recommended by the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University's School of Science and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21959126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University\u2019s School of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Excess sodium intake is related to increased incidence of high blood pressure, strokes and other ailments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo prevent these diseases, we need to reduce the amount of salt we take,\u201d said Kirin researcher Ai Sato.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University's School of Science and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21959127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University\u2019s School of Science and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf we try to avoid taking less salt in a conventional way, we would need to endure the pain of cutting our favorite food from our diet, or endure eating bland food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miyashita and Kirin are refining their chopsticks prototype and hope to commercialize them as early as next year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University's School of Science and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21959124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/electric-chopsticks-japan-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University\u2019s School of Science and Technology Professor Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo, Japan 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