What Metals Taste Salty? The Chemical Truth Behind Mineral Salts
                                
                                
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                                Contrary to popular belief, it is not elemental metals that taste salty, but rather their ionic compounds, or 'salts'. The salty taste sensation we experience, primarily from table salt, is a product of these chemical ions stimulating specialized receptors on our tongue.