Senses of smell and taste: How do they work?
What do we do with odours, tastes and aromas?
Odours, tastes and aromas... a dance of molecules: Their role and how they work.
Overview
As molecules look for their targets, they travel at lightning speed to our noses and mouths to tell us about the taste, odour and aroma of our food.
Objective
Learn to identify the olfactory and gustatory properties of the food you eat!
Overview
Did you know that your tongue and nose give you valuable information? They tell you about the taste, aroma and odour of food.
Objective
Learn how your senses of smell and taste work when you eat.
Overview
Would we still enjoy eating without sensing odours, tastes and aromas? Discover how molecules tickle your nose and mouth!
Objective
Learn to recognise the olfactory and gustatory properties of the food you eat!
Overview
Discover how your mouth and nose identify the tastes, odours and aromas of everything you eat!
Objective
Understanding how the senses tell us about the chemical properties of food
Differentiating between ‘odour and ‘aroma’
Recognising the five basic tastes
Discovering trigeminal sensations.
Overview
This course explains how chemical molecules in food activate our olfactory and gustative organs to give food tastes, odours and aromas.
Learning objective
Differentiating between ‘odour’ and ‘aroma’
Classifying food by its basic taste
Learning about trigeminal sensations.
See the school curricula See the course for children
Overview
This course explains how chemical molecules in food activate our olfactory and gustative organs to give food tastes, odours and aromas.
Learning objective
Differentiating between ‘odour’ and ‘aroma’
Classifying food by its basic taste
Learning about trigeminal sensations.
See the school curricula See the course for children
Overview
This course explains how chemical molecules in food activate our olfactory and gustative organs to give food tastes, odours and aromas.
Learning objective
Differentiating between ‘odour’ and ‘aroma’
Classifying food by its basic taste
Learning about trigeminal sensations.
See the school curricula See the course for children
