Sour Gummy Bear

Today in science we are tasting sour gummy bears. 

Aim: To taste different lollies and determine if the colour of the lolly indicates their flavour and how much
the sour taste masks their flavour.

Hypothesis:

• I think that some flavours will be easy to identify.
  

Method:

1. Each person in the group will test two lollies

2. Each tester will be blindfolded.

3. Lolly will be placed on their tongue then chewed.

4. Once a flavour has been determined it will be recorded on the chart below using a scale of 1-5 to determine how easy it is to identify the lolly flavour. 1 being easy and 5 being hard. You will need to complete all 3 coloums on the chart

Chart:

Lolly flavour	Lolly Colour	Does this sour taste mask the flavour?	Rating (1-5)
Lemon	Yellow	Yes	1
Raspberry	Red	Yes	2
Blackcurrant	Purple?	Yes	3
Orange	Orange	No	1
Lime	Green	Not really	3

Class Rating Chart:

Flavour	1	2	3	4	5
Lemon	2	2	4	0	3
Raspberry	3	0	2	5	2
Blackcurrant	1	1	1	2	4
Orange	1	3	2	2	2
Lime	1	0	1	2	2

Summary:

Lemon: Lemon was easy to tell what the flavour was. The colour was yellow and I rate it a 1 because it is easy to tell.

Blackcurrant: Blackcurrant was a little easy to tell but I still got it wrong because it tasted the same as raspberry at the start. The colour was purple and I rate it a 3 because it was sort of easy to tell but not too easy.

How much does the sour taste mask the flavour of the lolly? I think that the sour on the lolly does mask the flavour.

Does chewing the lolly give you a better flavour? Yes chewing the lolly gives you a better flavour.