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TASTE LESSONS FROM THE FRUIT FLY

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Did you know that the fruit fly can taste food with its legs? Read on to find out…

The sense of taste is one of the most important senses when it comes to accepting food (Ebbs & Amrein, 2007). For humans, even if a food product is the most nutritious but has a bad taste they may forget all the good things the product has to offer and may avoid it altogether simply because it has a bad taste. The importance of taste cannot be stressed enough as food choice decisions cannot be made without considering taste.

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