Food Qualities

Apart from vitamins and minerals, food has other qualities too, which should be kept in mind while formulating one's dietary regime. To make it simple, one can go by their tastes. They are as follows-

Sweet- cold and produces moisture.
Saline- warm, helps digestion, and reduces wind.
Sour- cool and increases acid.
Bitter-cool and dry. Increases appetite and eliminates toxins.
Pungent-aids digestion
Astringent-cool and heavy