ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Humans can detect sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory tastes. This allows us to determine if foods are safe or harmful to eat. Each taste is caused by chemical substances that stimulate receptors on our taste buds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sweet, sour, salty, bitter – and savory They are a signal that the food is rich in protein. This flavor has been recognized as the fifth basic taste in addition to the four better known tastes of sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taste buds are sensory organs that are found on your tongue and allow you to experience tastes that are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists now believe that all taste buds can detect the basic tastes: salt, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami (a taste in protein-rich foods).

Detailed explanation-5: -Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami are five taste elements that build our overall perception of flavour.