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Question 1

What is the simplest way to explain gustatory perception

Answer 1

taste perception

Question 2

How do genetics affect ones taste?

Answer 2

One reason is that genetic differences make us more or less sensitive to the chemical molecules in different foods. Our genes can therefore influence how sensitive we are to bitterness, sweetness, umami or any other tastes.

Question 3

How does age affect taste?

Answer 3

Its shown that children are more responsive to taste than adults, so if you dislike a food as a child you may grow to enjoy it.

Question 4

How does memory affect taste?

Answer 4

It affactes taste by allocating certain memories to certain tastes/flavours. Therefore each time you eat this food you are reminded of how it tasted previously

Question 5

How does food packaging affect taste?

Answer 5

Its found that foods that are packaged in bright colours seem sweeter, and foods packaged in dull colours are perceived as savoury. Food plated in a neat arrangement tends to be more positively viewed than food plated in a messy arrangement.

Question 6

How does ones culture affect taste?

Answer 6

If it is a custom in an individuals culture to eat certain foods that other cutures do not, they are more likely to enjoy this food due to genetic and memory reasons. Generally, we like and prefer tastes we grow up with