INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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How many aromas a human can detect?
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500
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100, 000
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5, 000
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20, 000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Over and over again, it’s reported that we can only distinguish between about 10, 000 different scents-a large number, but one that’s easily dwarfed by that of dogs, estimated to have a sense of smell that’s 1, 000 to 10, 000 times more sensitive than ours.
Detailed explanation-2: -They estimated that the average person can discriminate between at least one trillion different odours with the nose, far more than can be detected by the eye or ear. This is probably an underestimate, they say.
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