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To produce a taste sensation, substances must be dissolved in saliva. This is necessary because:
It allows release of H+ ions
it allows food to enter taste pores and contact taste cells
we can only taste substances in liquid form
food must be broken down to ions in order to pass through membrane channels
saliva must enter taste receptors to mediate taste sensation
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