Water should not have a bitter taste, in fact it should not have a taste at all. If you have water that tastes bitter it could be that something else is in your water. If all water tastes bitter to you, then you should probably check with your doctor since it could indicate a neurological disorder.
Answer 2: It may not be a neurological disorder. You may be one of the people who are considered as supertasters/ people who experience taste with greater intensity. There are certain cases where people have a sensitive TAS2R38 receptor gene, or the bitter taste receptor, but this only makes makes you taste bitter substances more distinctly, which is good at times because bitter substances are mostly toxic. Btw, water tastes bitter and metallic to me too. I can't drink a mouthful without gagging.
Minerals can have pure water to have a bitter after taste. Reverse osmosis water will prevent the water from having this taste.
Acids taste sour, alkaline substances taste bitter.
Bases taste bitter
Acids taste bitter.
Place a bitter pill at the tip of the tongue to prevent tasting most of the bitterness. as back of the tongue can taste bitter but tip and sides of the tongue cannot taste bitter.
A base typically has a bitter taste.
Some examples of plants with a bitter taste include dandelion greens, arugula, kale, and radicchio. These bitter flavors can vary in intensity depending on the specific plant and its growing conditions. Bitter taste in plants is often a natural defense mechanism against herbivores.
Campari has a bitter taste.
Water does not contain any taste buds that can detect bitterness or sourness. In addition, water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, which do not activate the taste receptors responsible for detecting bitter or sour tastes.
It is incredibly bitter, definitely an acquired taste
The Bitter taste is frozen, which releases the good taste, altho room temp water is VERY HEALTHY for you.
Bases taste bitter. Acids taste sour.