Five basic tastes

Name the five basic tastes.

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, tsunami

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, sugary

Apple juice is an example of which taste?

• Sour

• Sweet

• Savoury

• Salty

Which of the following items would produce a sour taste?

• Lemon

• Chips

• Chocolate

• Vegetables

Which taste is produced by foods that contain sodium?

• Sweet

• Bitter

• Sweet

• Salty

Which taste is most associated toxic or poisonous foods?

• Bitter

• Salty

• Sweet

• Umami

Which food it most likely to be bitter?

• Chocolate

• Pretzels

• Coffee

• Aged cheese

Most acidic solutions tend to be ______________.

• Bitter

• Sweet

• Sour

• Savoury

Umami is best described as...

• is generally identified as unpalatable

• a taste produced by sodium chloride

• a taste produced by fructose

• rich mouth filling taste

Umami is due to the presence of...

• glutamate

• sulfate

• lactose

• potassium

Umami may also be referred to as...

• salty

• sweet

• savoury

• bitter