![]() | Project title | How the temperature of food affects our taste![]() ![]() |
Difficulty Level | Elementary school | |
Project page |  Click here to view this science project | |
Description | ||
This experiment was performed to find out how the temperature of our food will influence our taste sensation. The taste buds on our tongues are sensitive to temperature. Hence, in order to taste the full flavor of the food that we eat, should we eat it when served piping hot, warm, or cool? | ||
Instructions preview | ||
*For this experiment, the independent variable is the sweetness of the water and the temperature of the sweetened water. The dependent variable is the perceived sweetness of a sample from each jug by the participants. This is determined by having the participants do a taste test and through filling in a simple questionnaire. The constants (control variables) are sugar as the taste element. *The sugar is added and mixed with the drinking water inside the jugs according to the ratio given in the table below. The jugs are also marked accordingly. MIXTURE Jug A Jug B Jug C Jug ..... |