Today we discover why cats love tuna so much. @CAT_Kitty_Capriccio
did you know why there’s a great love story between cats and tuna an article in the scientific journal chemical senses reveals that cats like humans use taste receptors to detect Umami one of the fundamental tastes along with sweet sour bitter and salty but unlike human Umami receptors cat taste receptors which pass through the tongue but also through the sense of smell bind to two chemical substances found in particularly high concentrations in tuna for those who didn’t know Umami is the fifth element of taste known as pleasant Savory taste does your cat like tuna we meow you