Talcum powder is made from a soft mineral called hydrous magnesium silicate that is found throughout the world. It is crushed, dried and milled to produce powder used in cosmetic products by millions of people.
The rumen and reticulum (reticulo-rumen) is the largest compartment of the cowâs stomach. Fiber, starch, sugar, and proteins are fermented by the microbes to form volatile fatty acids and microbial protein. Rumen papillae absorb volatile fatty acids.
The four types of tastebuds are all papillae, that is (raised surfaces of the tongue) and are namely: fungiform, filiform and foliate and circumvallate. Fungiform papillae are mushroom shaped and occur at the tip of the tongue. Filiform papillae does not assist in taste detection only function.