Six main food tastes

Six main food tastes

Each taste is associated with chemicals your body needs

  • SWEET carbohydrates, sugars, fats: sugar, milk, bread, rice, wheat, pasta.
  • SOUR organic acids: yoghurt, cheese, citrus and other sour fruits, tomato.
  • SALTY salts: salt.
  • PUNGENT volatile oils: spicy foods, cumin, ginger, pepper.
  • BITTER alkaloids, glucosides: green leafy vegetables.
  • ASTRINGENT tannin: beans, lentils, pomegranates, some apples.

Six main food qualities

  • HEAVY e.g. meat; cheese; oils; wheat.
  • LIGHT e.g. millet; pear; yellow mung dal; sugar.
  • OILY e.g. butter; cream; nuts; oils.
  • DRY e.g. pop corn; crisp breads.
  • HOT e.g. chillies; alcohol.
  • COLD e.g. milk; cucumber.

Selection of herbs and spices

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