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Why Does Food Make Your Mouth Water?
Season 3
Episode 12
Reactions takes a look at the science behind why food makes your mouth water. There's a lot of chemistry in that saliva of yours. In this episode, 2015 ACS Chemistry Champions contest winner Hadi Fares explains the chemical mechanisms behind dinnertime drooling.
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