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How do taste and smell protect you?
Taste protect us from poisonous food and Smell protect us from harm full microorganisms which destroy our lungs
What are the three main sensory characteristics of food products?
Look, smell/taste (these are related) and texture.
Why does food taste insipid when you have severe cold?
because a stuffy nose decreases your ability to smell
How does the sense of smell protect us from danger?
It will let you know that something is on fire- before you see it. It will tell you food has spoiled, before you taste it.
Why can't you taste without a sense of smell?
The senses of smell and taste are closely interrelated, and one definitely does affect the other to some extent.Although they are extremely closely related you will not loose your sense of taste if you lose your sense of smell it will just be extremely mild. You dont reallz lose your sense of taste physiologically instead psychologically you would find food less tast, not because your sense of taste is affected but because 80% of what we consider to be tasty food comes from how they smell.(1) On April 29, 2008 at 3:07 am User:Patty_Robb[0] said:I have lost my sense of smell since about ten years ago. It has gotten progressively worse. At first I would have phantom smells or if someone suggested a smell I would smell it for hours. I now do not even have a memory of smells and have lost my sense of taste as well.
Which helps you identify food better smell or taste?
smell
Does the way we perceive the smell of food affect the way we taste that food?
yes, because you smell and taste with the olfactory nerve. when you are sick and cant smell... food also tastes very bland
If you have asthma does it affect how you taste and smell food?
Having Asthma doesn't affect your sense of smell and taste
Why does food taste better when it can be smelled?
Because if you have a blocked nose cant taste da food and if you dont have a blocked if taste without smell tastelike different if dont smell.
Will you taste what you smell?
No, the sense of smell and taste are related but separate. While smelling food helps enhance its flavor, you won't directly taste what you smell without also putting the food in your mouth.
How can you get the smell and taste from food?
u smell it with ur nose and u taste with ur tongue when u lick it
Does Salmonella have a rotten smell?
No. Food contaminated with salmonella smells perfectly normal.
What causes food in a freezer to taste and smell like kerosene and is it poisonous to eat?
Freon is the # 1 Culprit. No, it is never safe to eat any foods that have been contaminated. Toss it out and get your refrigerator repaired.
What affects taste?
sometimes people who cannot see things do not develop a taste because the cannot make out the object thus effecting there taste
Will contaminated food always have the same signs?
No. Food can be contaminated with a variety of adulterants - most of which show no signs at all that they are present.
How are the senses taste and smell different?
the sense of smell is, because if you cant smell then you cant taste
What is the physiological process that would be affected by the lack of smell?
The sense of taste would be affected by the lack of smell. The sense of taste influences food preferences and food choices.
