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ID: LSAT-LR-36
Section: Logical Reasoning
Topic: Strengthen
Difficulty level: Easy

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Food researcher: In a recent blind tasting, diners enjoyed low-sodium miso soup just as much as the regular, full-sodium version. Earlier tastings with tomato soup, however, showed that people tended to dislike its low-sodium variant, calling the flavor "flat." Culinary chemists point out that miso soup is exceptionally rich in umami compounds—hundreds of distinct molecules contribute to its depth—whereas tomato soup is chemically far simpler. This rich complexity in miso soup probably masks any loss of savoriness caused by reducing salt.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the researcher's explanation?

AMost people already prefer regular miso soup to regular tomato soup.

BThe tasters in the earlier experiments were not told which soups were low in sodium.

CThe higher the umami content of a soup, the less additional salt is needed for diners to find it flavorful.

DTomato soup contains far fewer distinct flavor compounds than miso soup does.

EMany diners can estimate a soup’s sodium content after tasting it.

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