GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Meat Tenderness, Myoglobin, Givaudan
28 Nov 2016
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As many as 40 different tastes that our tongue can differentiate only five primary. Different components of taste, only one receptor in our mouth that taste sweetness, but 20 that taste bitterness because if something were to harm us, it would be bitter. Babies are only born with one taste sweetness and after a couple of months can taste saltiness. Our body has 4 genes that govern our sight and about 1000 that govern our taste and smell. 90% of what we think is taste, is actually the aroma and smell. When we eat or drink something we chew, suck , break down and we have our. Aroma creates expectations, gives us a sensory alert. Allan hirsh runs an organization in illinois that researches how we smell and taste. Scensational sex the secret to using aroma for arousal. We remember smells, it is the first process in the brain that controls emotions.
