Question

What is the taste of lemon, sugar, curd, lime, baking soda, amla, tamarind, raw mango, pomegranate, and water?

Answer 1

Different taste-

Different eating items taste differently due to the properties present in them. Here are a few tastes described -

1. Lemon - Due to the presence of citric acid, lemons taste sour and they are used in the food and beverage industry. It helps preserve food for a longer time.
2. Sugar - The presence of sucrose, glucose, and fructose makes sugar' taste sweet, It is used in the food industry mainly in the confectionery unit.
3. Curd - Due to the fermentation of milk, the taste of curd appears a bit sour.
4. Lime - The presence of citric acid, makes a lime taste bitter sour. lime is different from lemons as they are small and green while lemons are yellow and sour.
5. Baking soda- is the common name for sodium bicarbonate which reacts with carbon dioxide to make the dough rise. It tastes salty and bitter and is the main ingredient in the confectionery industry.
6. Amla - the presence of citric acid makes amla taste a bit sour and a bit bitter. Amla is rich in vitamin C and is useful in increasing Immunity.
7. Tamarind - the taste is a mixture of sweet and sour due to the presence of citric acid. Tamarinds are mostly used in the food industry as preservatives, making sauces, etc.
8. Raw mango - the presence of citric acid makes a raw mango taste a bit sour but with the ripening of mango, it tastes sweet.
9. Pomegranate - the citrus fruit is mostly sour to sweet taste. It is rich in vitamin C and helps build immunity.
10. Water - universal solvent is neutral in taste. sugar, salt-like solutes are soluble in water whereas oil and kerosene are insoluble in water.