Name: Natural Indicators
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 51 s
Description: This video tells you about acids, bases and natural indicators. Natural Indicators, such as turmeric powder and China rose petal solution, are explained in t...

Question

How do these things taste? Complete the following table.

Substances	Taste(Bitter/Sour/Sweet/Salty/other)
$1$ . Curd
$2$ . Lemon juice
$3$ . Cake
$4$ . Bitter gourd
$5$ . Amla (Indian gooseberry)
$6$ . Neem leaves
$7$ . Omelette
$8$ . Vinegar

Accepted Answer

Different food items contain different substances that make the taste a particular way. Some substances are sour in taste which is due to the presence of acids in them. There are some substances that taste bitter and slippery to touch, they contain bases.

Substances Taste(Bitter/Sour/Sweet/Salty/other)

$1$ . Curd Sour

$2$ . Lemon juice Sour

$3$ . Cake Sweet

$4$ . Bitter gourd Bitter

$5$ . Amla (Indian gooseberry) Sour

$6$ . Neem leaves Bitter

$7$ . Omelette Salty

$8$ . Vinegar Sour

Curd, lemon juice, amla and vinegar contain acid in them, so they are sour in taste. Bitter gourd and neem leaves contain bases, so they are bitter in taste. We add common salt to the egg to make omelette, so it tastes salty and sugar is added to the cake, which makes it taste sweet.

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