Rasa is taste perception, and it is felt by an individual through the Rasanendriya (tongue). According to Ayurveda, there are six types of Rasa.

According to Acharya Sushruta Jala Mahabhuta when combines with different Mahabhuta produces six Rasa, ie Madhura, Amla, Lavana, Katu, Tikta, Kashaya. Acharya Vagbhata has the same opinion that Rasa are six in number;

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Acharya Sushruta clarifies that different combination of Mahabhuta leads to the formation of six Rasas. All the six Rasa have Mahabhuta but the predominant Mahabhuta determines the Pradhana Rasa. The Anu-Rasa is the secondary taste perception which is perceived after primary taste. The Rasa is Stable in dry state. Whereas Anu Rasa is unstable. As per modern science taste organ is nothing but the Taste buds. Each taste bud is made up of 100-150 receptors. The life of each receptor is one to two weeks, after these receptors are replaced by the other receptors.

Difference  between  Rasa  and  Anu-Rasa- Rasa primary taste, perceived immediately,  distinctly,  and  completely,  and

Ayurveda recognizes six tastes, each of which has a vital role to play in our physiology, health, and wellbeing. The sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes combine in countless ways to create the incredible diversity of flavors we encounter throughout our lives. Even the same substance can taste differently, depending on where it is grown or raised, when it is harvested, whether it is stored or preserved, if and how it is cooked or processed, and how fresh or how old it is. Thus, taste can tell us a great deal, not only about what we’re ingesting, but also about the physical and energetic qualities we’re taking in as a result.

In many ways, taste is a living representation of experience: that of the substances we take in, and our own, as we taste them. Ayurveda teaches us to fully acknowledge, appreciate  even relish  the variety of flavors we encounter throughout each day. Only then can we truly harness taste’s potential to affect positive change in our minds and bodies. Tending to the experience of taste also helps us to better understand the six tastes, to cultivate a deeper relationship with each of them, and to begin to adapt our habits according to what we learn.