Taste and Flavor Review

Taste is the information provided by the tongue?

• YES

• NO

Flavor in food is the complete experience that includes?

• smell

• temperature

• texture

• appearance

• All are the complete experience of flavor

Smell contributes ___% of what we perceive as flavor?

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

• 100%

Approximately, how many smells can a human being perceive?

• 500

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

How many tastes can a human being perceive?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 7

What does the taste "umami" mean?

• Sweet taste

• Sour taste

• Meaty/Savory taste

• Salty taste

The fizz in cola is an example of how _____can contribute to flavor?

• Appearance

• Temperature

• Taste

• Texture

Which area of the tongue contains the buds that specialize in sweetness?

• Back of the tongue

• Tip of the tongue

• Sides of the tongue

• Center of the tongue

Taste can change as a person ages?

• YES

• NO

Which sense of taste develops first in human beings?

• sweet

• sour

• salty

• umami