Passage: The sense of taste is important for humans basic needs when considering the effects it has on everyday life. Taste has nutritional factors that help differentiate between healthy and unhealthy, yummy and disgusting, spoiled or rotten, etc. Taste has a major role in humans pleasure in eating and influences the appetite. Taste is heavily reliant on smell, which will be discussed in your lesson plan.

What you’ll learn from this video:

• The tongue is the sensory organ responsible for taste perception.
• Taste buds are in charge of collecting different information and sending it to the brain through the taste nerves.
• The 5 basic tastes are: Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour & Umami (Savoury).
• The location of each taste bud on the tongue.
• Taste is a personal experience, and we all experience taste differently.

What to do with this information:

• Learn what foods you like and don’t like.
• Understand why someone else might not like the same foods as you.
• Conduct taste testing experiments
• Develop taste-based diets, guides or cookbooks