1st Grade - the sense of taste
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Ana Girnita
1st grade
Ayer Elementary School
Humans use their tongue to taste different foods
See all those bumps?
Those are called PAPILLAE and most of them contain TASTE BUDS.
Taste buds are receptors that allow us to experience the taste of food.
SWEET SOUR
SALTY BITTER
Umami = Japanese word for “yummy”, such as
fish, cheese or tomatoes
A person has about 10,000 taste buds
They are replaced every 2 weeks
As we get older, taste buds don't get replaced
That's why certain foods may taste stronger to you than they do to adults
It was thought that
our tongue has
different zones for
the four tastes.
It is a MYTH!
In fact, all taste
buds detect all
tastes.
But before you give
taste buds all the
credit for your
favorite food, it's
important to thank
your nose!!!
Both taste and smell
work together to help
us detect what food
are we eating.
Inside our nose we have
special cells called
olfactory receptors
These receptors help us
smell and they send a
message to our brain
While we are chewing, the
food releases chemicals that
immediately travel up into
our nose.
These chemicals trigger the
cells inside the nose and send
a message to our brain!
The brain will warn us about
what are we eating or
smelling!!
Let’s thank to our tongue and nose
for all the wonderful flavors that
we know…..
Also let’s thank them for protecting
us from the bad chemicals by
recognizing the bad flavors!!
THANK YOU!!