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Does saliva need to be present in order to taste food?
No, you need taste buds, not saliva to taste food.
Can drinking flour mixed with water hurt you?
no it would just taste bad...and be similar to drinking bread!
What does sweet taste in mouth mean and tingly lips?
I think it is your enzymes from your saliva.
What structure secretes the liquid that allow you to detect the sensation of taste?
The salivary gland secretes saliva, which is the liquid that allows you to detect the sensation of taste.
Identify the role of saliva in tasting?
Saliva is produced by salivary glands in the mouth. It has many functions, one of which is to moisten food and make the food molecules soluble. This helps us to taste because in order to taste food, the molecules must be in solution.I am a first year medical student and although I have not heard that saliva is necessary to taste food, below I describe why it may and may not be true.On the tongue there are many small bumbs called papillae. there are four types of papillae, 3 of which are associated with taste buds. The papillae are surrounded by depressions, like a moat or trench, at the bottom of these moats and on the walls there are glands (called Ebner's glands) and taste buds, respectively. The saliva acts as a solvent for the tastants (chemicals that activate our taste buds), and being that our tast buds are on the walls of the papillae it makes sene that they need a solvent to be carried to the taste buds. View this figure of the papillae with taste buds.I am unaware of the saliva processing the food in a way that is necessary for taste bud stimulation. Unless the enzymes present in saliva (amylase being the most predominant) or an unknown carrier protein similar to the ones used for smelling is necessary, I don't see why any solvent (liquid) couldn't be sufficient to allow for tastant-tast bud interaction. If a solvent is necessary rather than some saliva-tastant interaction, than liquids should be easily tastable, but solids without a liquid would be more difficult to taste.I hope my explination helped. Just to note I have 5 books that specifically discuss tast and saliva and, in terms of taste, they only mention it being used as a solvent for tastants.To taste food some of it must be dissolved in water. The saliva dissolves some of the food so you are able to taste it.The extracts of it...it just does
What effects does saliva have on bread?
The effect on bread when mixed with saliva is a sweet taste which is because the saliva mixes in with the starch in the bread to make a horrible taste in your mouth if left for too long x
Is taste a physical or chemical change?
Chemical, caused by saliva, without saliva you cannot taste anything
Is taste or physical or chemical change?
Chemical, caused by saliva, without saliva you cannot taste anything
How would you expect the taste of bread to change during a period of 5 or 6 minutes?
The sugar that has been used to react with the yeast to make it rise. If you chew bread, particularly whit ebread for long enough you'll notice it takes on a slightly sweeter flavour.Alternate Answer: There is an enzyme in saliva, I believe it is Ptylin, that starts breaking down the starch in the bread and converts it to sugar and you get a sweeter taste after a few minutes of chewing.
Why does bread taste sweet after chewed for some time?
You saliva is adding enzymes that are start of the process of breaking down the starch in the bread into sugars (sweet).
Does saliva need to be present in order to taste food?
No, you need taste buds, not saliva to taste food.
Can drinking flour mixed with water hurt you?
no it would just taste bad...and be similar to drinking bread!
Can you taste food without saliva?
Yes. All food that is eaten has to be mixed with saliva inside your mouth to be able to taste it. Have you ever wondered why food is more tasteless with a dry mouth? Well now you know. Your taste buds can't work properly if they have no water (saliva mostly consists of water). Your body relies on water, and is about one or two thirds water. That is why flavored drinks such as soda (or pop) and Gatorade can be tasted with a dry mouth, and food can't (as well).
Why is sugar a ingredient in bread?
Because bread is supposed to be kind of sweet, and might taste sour if you don't add sugar. Also it helps the bread rise when mixed with the yeast and warm water.
Can you substitute butter for oil in a bread recipe?
Yes, but it will change the taste slightly.
Why does bread taste sweet after sitting 5 minutes in your mouth?
Because your saliva contains enzymes that begin to break down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars.
What is the role of saliva in tasting?
Saliva is a liquid which comes into your mouth from the salivary glands in each cheek. Its main purpose is not to taste something, but it does alter the taste of foods, particularly starches which are turned into sugars. When we chew our food the saliva is mixed in with it, and this makes the food mixture soft enough to be swallowed. Saliva acts as a lubricant.
