Burning Thoughts

My wife asks, “How can you know chemistry and be so indifferent when it comes to nutrition?” Well, here’s a homespun connection between taste, chemistry, and nutrition:

• Salty: Indicates minerals. Eat ‘um.
• Sour: Indicates acids. Be careful, can indicate spoilage.
• Bitter: Indicates alkalines. Be careful, many plant poisons are alkalines.
• Sweet: Indicates sugars. Carbohydrates for energy. Eat ‘um.
• Savory: Indicates glutamates. Amino acids, proteins. Eat ‘um.