The "mm!" that they first respond with at least sounds like an affirmation, so Delta is probably on the right track. Putting the thought into more specific words is a challenge, however.

Phalanx rolls the fruit around and around in their hands--including putting fingers obliviously right into the open spot they'd just bitten out of its skin--inspecting it from every angle.

"Flavor. Taste. Tasting like..." They're concentrating on the words, trying them out as they string them together. "Like. Like... less. Taste like less taste."