![Tastemade on X: "Did you know that 4 - 14% of the population thinks cilantro tastes like soap? It's actually in their genes! Are you pro or anti-cilantro? https://t.co/8FIlXFV43g" / X Tastemade on X: "Did you know that 4 - 14% of the population thinks cilantro tastes like soap? It's actually in their genes! Are you pro or anti-cilantro? https://t.co/8FIlXFV43g" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3SwYtuW8AEuKBs.jpg)
Tastemade on X: "Did you know that 4 - 14% of the population thinks cilantro tastes like soap? It's actually in their genes! Are you pro or anti-cilantro? https://t.co/8FIlXFV43g" / X
![TIL that Cilantro has shown it to be composed of around 40 different organic compounds, with 82% of these being aldehydes. Aldehyde is present in soap, various detergents, coriander (cilantro), several species TIL that Cilantro has shown it to be composed of around 40 different organic compounds, with 82% of these being aldehydes. Aldehyde is present in soap, various detergents, coriander (cilantro), several species](https://external-preview.redd.it/Jr0AIG7FvMKtBRpSaNIXyULeQQZb_KjH--hVE1M7AIs.jpg?auto=webp&s=508731061eab448124051fec41eff5050823eb26)
TIL that Cilantro has shown it to be composed of around 40 different organic compounds, with 82% of these being aldehydes. Aldehyde is present in soap, various detergents, coriander (cilantro), several species
![TIL There's a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. A study by the personal genomics company 23andMe identified a small DNA variation in a cluster of olfactory receptor genes that is TIL There's a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. A study by the personal genomics company 23andMe identified a small DNA variation in a cluster of olfactory receptor genes that is](https://external-preview.redd.it/hrWl6z0sOJN4FinKHkK4w7tAomhPnE76ljVhWvzxR-g.jpg?auto=webp&s=03b11fbd140163559d914539deb2885627c15bac)
TIL There's a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. A study by the personal genomics company 23andMe identified a small DNA variation in a cluster of olfactory receptor genes that is
![Culinary Physics: Cilantro Taste: Why Coriander (Cilantro) Tastes Like Metal or Soap to Some People? Culinary Physics: Cilantro Taste: Why Coriander (Cilantro) Tastes Like Metal or Soap to Some People?](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BObq93Fkr3Q/WnNGqhny7TI/AAAAAAAAFfE/Gho458advLsumuQkwGCkQnYcRyDPE2VZQCLcBGAs/s1600/cilantro-taste-why-coriander-tastes-like-metal-soap.jpg)
Culinary Physics: Cilantro Taste: Why Coriander (Cilantro) Tastes Like Metal or Soap to Some People?
![TIL that there is between 7 - 14% of the world's population that dislike cilantro due to 8 olfactory receptor genes. One in particular OR6A2, is why some perceive a soapy taste : r/todayilearned TIL that there is between 7 - 14% of the world's population that dislike cilantro due to 8 olfactory receptor genes. One in particular OR6A2, is why some perceive a soapy taste : r/todayilearned](https://i.redd.it/hapeiny92z511.png)