TASTETASTEArwen BalfourArwen Balfour

INDEX:INDEX: ¿WHAT IS TASTE?¿WHAT IS TASTE? HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS THE DIFFERENT FLAVOURSTHE DIFFERENT FLAVOURS PHOTOSPHOTOS

WHAT IS TASTEWHAT IS TASTE

Taste is one of the 5 sense Taste is one of the 5 sense organs,each one have one function organs,each one have one function and the taste function is to detect and the taste function is to detect the differents flavours of the food.the differents flavours of the food.

There are different types of There are different types of flavour:sweet,bitter,sour and salty.flavour:sweet,bitter,sour and salty.

HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS In our tongues we have tine ,pink bumps In our tongues we have tine ,pink bumps

called taste buds they differencate the called taste buds they differencate the taste of the foods and they detect special taste of the foods and they detect special chemical in the food.The taste buds chemical in the food.The taste buds produce nerve impulses and the gustatory produce nerve impulses and the gustatory nerves send this impulses to the nerves send this impulses to the brain,then the brain interprets that brain,then the brain interprets that information.information.

DIFFERENT DIFFERENT FLAVOURS:FLAVOURS:

Sweetnes: Sweetnes detects the sugar in the Sweetnes: Sweetnes detects the sugar in the the food and other subtances.the food and other subtances.

Sourness:Sourness detects the acidity in the Sourness:Sourness detects the acidity in the food.food.

Saltiness: Saltiness detects the level of salt in Saltiness: Saltiness detects the level of salt in each food.each food.

PHOTOSPHOTOS