Current Date 30 May, 2025

Electrified spoon for salty taste

Kirin's innovative electric spoon, developed with Meiji University's Professor Homei Miyashita, enhances food's salty taste without adding extra salt. This plastic and metal spoon uses a weak electric field to concentrate sodium ions on the tongue. Limited to 200 units at 19,800 yen ($127), it launches online and at a Japanese retailer, with global sales starting next year.