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Does Smell Affect Taste?

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Does Smell Affect Taste? | Science Fair Projects | STEM Projects
Have you ever wondered if your nose has anything to do with how food tastes? This experiment will help you find out! You'll blindfold someone and have them hold their nose while tasting different foods. Then you'll compare the results to see if the nose has an effect on taste.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that the sense of smell affects how food tastes.

Method & Materials

You will blindfold someone and have them hold their nose while tasting different foods. Then you'll compare the results to see if the nose has an effect on taste.
You will need foods to taste (fruit or vegetable slices, baby food, jelly beans), and a blindfold.

Results

The results of this experiment show that the sense of smell does have an effect on how food tastes. The person who was blindfolded and holding their nose was not able to distinguish between the different foods as easily as when they were able to use their sense of smell.

Why do this project?

This science project is interesting and unique because it allows students to explore the connection between smell and taste.

Also Consider

Experiment variations to consider include testing different types of food, or testing with different numbers of people.

Full project details

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