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Did you know that functional sweet taste receptors are expressed not only on your tongue but also in various other parts of your body, including your gastrointestinal tract? The perception of sweet taste is a complex sensory process governed by specific molecular mechanisms that extend far beyond what we perceive in our mouth.

According to the National Institutes of Health, all compounds that elicit a sweet taste bind to and activate a specific receptor known as T1R2+T1R3. This unique interaction, and not a single chemical property, is what makes certain chemicals taste sweet.