Today, students completed the Sugar Tasting Lab. We sampled seven types of sugars and artificial sweeteners, ranking them on a scale of 0-10. We learned that there are protein receptors that help to build our taste buds. Simple sugars have a hexagon or pentagon ring structure that fits perfectly into these receptors. When sugars bind to these receptors it sends a signal to our brain to begin processing sugars, including telling the pancreas to release insulin into the blood stream. We discussed what could happen if artificial sweeteners trigger this response, but there is no corresponding glucose in our blood stream.
Sugar Lab
Homework: Study for the Biomolecules Quiz on Thursday/Friday!
Study guide
Absent Students = Make up the sugar lab activity in January during Flex.
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