The Conventional Four-Taste Component Processing Theory of Taste Has a Problem

question 48

Multiple Choice

The conventional four-taste component processing theory of taste has a problem:

• A) There are no receptors for bitter or sweet.
• B) There are at least five primary tastes.
• C) Many tastes cannot be created from combinations of the primaries.
• D) all of the above
• E) both B and C

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