Signal Cutlery that produces saltiness electrically

Summary

This signal is a salt spoon that delivers the taste of salt without the harmful effects of actual salt. It uses electricity to enhance salty and umami taste on the tongue. Sitra cites a May 2024 report on this electric salt spoon. The device separates a flavour from the substance that normally carries it. It points to technology reshaping eating habits for health reasons without asking people to give up taste. Sitra includes it among signals behind an imagined 2046 magazine article on what will be on our plates and which health trends will stand out.