The various divisions of Ayurvedic Cooking and food Combining | | Taste | Elements | State Gunas | Essence hot/cold Virya | Effect Vipak | Vata Dosha | Pitta Dosha | Kapha Dosha | State of energy Guna | | Sweet | Earth /Water | Heavy, cold,unctuous | Cold | sweet, heavy | Balances | Balances | Increases | Sattavic | | Sour | Earth /Fire | Light, hot, unctuous | Hot | sour, light | Balances | Increases | Increases | Rajasic | | Salty | Water /Fire | Heavy, hot, Unctuous | Hot | sweet, heavy | Balances | Increases | Increases | Rajasic | | Pungent | Air /Fire | Light, hot, dry | Hot | pungent, light | Increases | Increases | Balances | Rajasic Tamasic | | Bitter | Air /Space | Light, cold, dry | Cold | pungent, light | Increases | Balances | Balances | Rajasic | | Astringent | Air /Earth | liight, cold, dry | Cold | pungent, light | Increases | Balances | Balances | Rajasic |
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