27/08/2025
THE 6 TASTES OF AYURVEDA 🌿
Sweet • Sour • Salty • Spicy • Bitter • Astringent
'Rasa' is the Sanskrit word for taste. Ayurveda recognises that each rasa plays a vital role in feeding our mind, body, and senses in their own unique way. From a modern nutritional perspective, they cover all the dietary building blocks like protein, fats, carbs, sugars, etc.
Here are a few examples of the 6 tastes;
🌿 SWEET (builds and nourishes tissues, calms the nerves)
Bananas, beetroot, carrots, almonds, milk, rice, jaggery, cinnamon, grapes
🌿 SOUR (cleanses tissues, activates the mind)
Citrus fruits, alcohol, vinegar, fermented foods, yoghurt, sourdough breads
🌿 SALTY (encourages hunger, relieves congestion)
Celery, seaweed, cured meats, salts, soy sauce, olives
🌿 SPICY (stimulates digestion and nerves)
Chillies, garlic, onions, radishes, ginger, black pepper, cloves, wasabi
🌿 BITTER (detoxifies tissues, purifies the blood)
All leafy greens, rhubarb, coffee, dark chocolate, aloe vera, turmeric, cumin, parsley
🌿 ASTRINGENT (tightens tissues, reduces lymph congestion)
Black + green tea, chickpeas, pomegranate, cranberries, beans, okra, most raw vegetables, chicken
Incorporating all the 6 tastes into your meals wherever possible will encourage satiety, reduce cravings, and decrease the urge to snack between meals.
So give it a go. Bon appetit 😋
