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Taste is one of the five basic senses, along with sight, smell, touch, and hearing. It is the perception of the flavor of food and drink, and is detected by taste buds on the tongue. The taste buds are specialized cells that contain taste receptor proteins, which interact with various chemicals in the food or drink to trigger a neural response. There are five primary tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. Sweet is detected by the presence of sugars, salty by sodium ions, sour by acids, bitter by alkaloids and other compounds, and umami by amino acids like glutamate. Taste is influenced by various factors, including the concentration of taste compounds, the presence of other compounds that can mask or enhance taste, and individual differences in taste receptor sensitivity. Taste is an important aspect of human nutrition and enjoyment of food, and is also a key factor in the development of culinary arts and food science.