Question

how do we detect the taste of different types of food we eat​

Answer 1

Answer:

We detect the taste of different types of food through gustatory receptors.

Explanation:

Gustatory receptors are present in tongue that detect taste.

Answer 2

We can taste different type of foods through presence of taste buds

Explanation:

The sensation of taste is regulated in the pons region of our brain that controls the function.

The tongue contain 50-100 specialized taste receptors that transmit signal to the glossopharyngeal nervous system that finally transmit the signal to the pons region of the brain and thus we can sense the taste of the food particles.

There are total 5 different types of taste buds that are present in the tongue that are-salt,sweet,sour,bitter,umani.

The type of taste bud contain receptors that capable of detecting certain compounds by starting an action potential.