13.07.2015 Views

Genetics and Dietary Preferences - jifsan

Genetics and Dietary Preferences - jifsan

Genetics and Dietary Preferences - jifsan

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

TasteDedicated to food choice: accept or rejectFive basic tastes:Sour - acids: Ripeness?Salty - NaCl, LiCl: Sodium, minerals?Bitter - Alkaloids, peptides, toxins: Poisonavoidance?Umami - Glutamate, aspartate, nucleotides:Protein? Calories?Sweet - sugars, high intensity sweeteners: Caloriesfor plant eating animalsOthers? – fat, calcium, starchInnate responses to many taste stimuli but learningalso occurs

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!