The cellular responses are not biased by previous food and flavor contact. A cat fed a more bitter diet could potentially be less sensitive to subtle sours. Before you ask why didn’t they use real cats, remember a cat’s previous exposure to tastes would influence those results. Rather, the clever intellects used fancy cell cultures and gene analysis instead of persnickety pussycats. In fact, it wasn’t performed on cats at all. So what did these lab scientists find?īefore we get to their conclusions, it’s important to point out this research was not conducted on live cats. More palatable foods allow us to better satisfy the appetites of dogs and cats, aiding me in the fight against pet (and human) obesity.Uncovering new biology helps veterinarians develop better disease tests and treatments.From a medical standpoint, I’m interested in these matters for two main reasons: The petfood business is worth nearly $50 billion so mistakes aren’t cheap. Important because if you launch a new cat food that cats don’t love, you’re out of business. Understanding how and why a cat perceives flavor is very important to petfood manufacturers. Why understand how cats receive and process flavor? A group of petfood scientists set out to sample this sharp and savory subject. Until now, we only knew cats could taste bitter foods we didn’t know if their taste differed from humans. Avoiding acidic and astringent tastes serves to protect felidae from eating spoiled meats or gobbling a toxic morsel. A study published in the 2006 Journal of Nutrition concluded a cat’s palate preferred proteins, snubbed sweets, and shunned sour and bitter flavors. We’ve known cats ignore sweet flavors for some time. Now if I can only get my cat to stop staring at me. New science published in BMC Neuroscience proves our feline’s taste buds are more different from our own than previously believed. For years we’ve chalked this up to “cats being cats” and simply expanded our buffet selections. If you share your home with a cat, chances are you’ve been victimized by an upturned nose or cold stare after offering a new food.
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