Yes Xist, some flavors enhancers can make people to want eat more and more, like excessive monosodium glutamate. Some snacks that lead people to always ate the whole large pack like :
But a new enhancer , called
Kokumi, it's suposed to make people more satisfied. Some people say Kokumi it's the 6th flavor found, after umami was recognized as the 5th flavor years ago.
https://www.eater.com/2010/10/25/671...concept-kokumi
Umami and Kokumi – A Flavor Profile | Food Chemistry |Science Meets Food
Flavors can help people eat less salt. You can even make a very low sodium salt home, mixing salt with herbs (condments) or salt with toasted seasame. Pop corn would be more tastefull and have much less sodium.
There another candidate for new flavor, one that would enhance the perception of any starch/flour. They call it
Starch. If Kokumi or Starch will be classified as the 6th new flavor, nobody knows.
Gastronomy can get a pounch in the future, I mean the chefs, in case food enhancers evolve to make anything taste delicious.