— Mahua Ray A: The primary reason plant-based foods are rarely salty while animal products have a more savoury taste profile is because animals have nervous systems and blood and plants don't.
Vasudevan Mukunth is a science editor at The Hindu. He focuses on a range of topics intersecting science and politics, including energy policy, climate sustainability, and natural sciences, with particular interest in aerospace and healthcare. His work has been featured in The Hindu and TheWire.in.















