FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -However, when we have a cold, the body produces excess mucus, and this mucus prevents the hair cells from sending the information to the brain, as a result, the food that we eat feels tasteless.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tissues inside our nose can become swollen and inflamed during congestion, which can prevent you from smelling properly. With your sense of smell being connected to your sense of taste, if you can’t smell things properly, you won’t be able to taste them properly as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -When you chew food, the released aromas reach your nose and activate your sense of smell. If your nose is stuffed or blocked by a cold or the flu, the odors can’t reach the sensory cells in your nose, and you lose much of the enjoyment of flavor. Foods taste bland and lose nuance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dear Reader: Many of us who have slogged through the unpleasant symptoms of a cold or the flu know that losing your sense of smell, and often a large portion of your sense of taste, is a common part of the experience. The same has proven to be true with COVID-19.

Detailed explanation-5: -We know less about how sour and salty taste receptors work, but it appears that sour receptors also respond to warmth, making food taste more sour when it’s warm, while salt receptors are cold-activated, so that food tastes more salty at cold temps.