Most of the properties that make food taste good are the ____.
A) trace amounts of leptin
B) tactile properties of food
C) odors detected by the olfactory system
D) activities of the taste system

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While the tactile properties of food (like texture and mouthfeel) and the activities of the taste system (which detect sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami flavors) do play a role in our experience of food, the vast majority of what we consider "taste" actually comes from odors detected by the olfactory system. This is why food often seems to have less flavor when we have a cold or stuffy nose that limits our ability to smell. Leptin, on the other hand, is a hormone that helps regulate appetite and metabolism and is not directly related to our perception of taste.

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