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Yes. 75% of taste is contributed by smell. That's why when you're sick, you can't taste much.
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How important is smell to the ability to taste?
The importance smelling to the ability to taste is Your Mom.
If you have asthma does it affect how you taste and smell food?
Having Asthma doesn't affect your sense of smell and taste
How would you characterize the relationship between odor and taste?
Your ability to smell enhances your ability to taste.
What is the significant loss of the ability to smell?
taste
What effect-does sight and smell have on taste?
Smell and taste are linked through the vomeronasal organ. No sense of smell would mean no taste because 'taste' is smell plus the ability to detect sweet, sour and salty on various parts of the tongue. Sight is more of a trigger for appetite and does not directly affect the ability to taste although some say that 'blind tasting' trains the senses to appreciate flavours. but smell isn't everything! there are millions of taste buds on your tongue that allow you to sence the texture and TASTE of the food. For more information go to the science buddies website (see related link).
Does smell affect the sense taste?
yes
How does your sense of tast affect your sense of smell?
Smell is an important part of taste. without smell you would not taste anything. So if you don't have a sense of smell you won't have the sense of taste eather.
What effect does sight and smell have on taste?
Smell and taste are linked through the vomeronasal organ. No sense of smell would mean no taste because 'taste' is smell plus the ability to detect sweet, sour and salty on various parts of the tongue. Sight is more of a trigger for appetite and does not directly affect the ability to taste although some say that 'blind tasting' trains the senses to appreciate flavours. but smell isn't everything! there are millions of taste buds on your tongue that allow you to sence the texture and TASTE of the food. For more information go to the science buddies website (see related link).
Does AGE affect the ability to smell?
It can, yes.
Can hormones affect your ability to taste salty food?
Yes, hormones can affect your ability to taste salty food. For example, the hormone aldosterone can increase the perception of salty taste by enhancing the sensitivity of salt taste receptors on your taste buds. Conversely, hormonal changes like during pregnancy or menopause can alter your taste perception of salty foods.
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
How do you tell your hypothesis for a science fair question how does smell affect taste?
We don't know what your hypothesis is. In terms of general rules for expressing a hypothesis, it is good to be clear, succinct, and accurate when stating a hypothesis. Here are some possible hypotheses which might address the question, how does smell affect taste: We cannot taste something accurately without smell. Taste is less enjoyable without smell. Smell is more important for some people than for others, in its contribution to taste.
