In Ayurveda there are six tastes: sweet, sour, salt, sharp, bitter and tart.

Persons with Kapha-constitution are 'sensitive' to sweet, sour and salt tastes. People with mainly pitta-constitution are sensitive to sour, salt and sharp tastes. Those with mainly vata-constitution are sensitive to sharp, bitter and tart tastes. Vata-types should eat sweet, salt and sour tastes. Pitta-types should eat best sweet, bitter and tart tastes. Vata-types best eat bitter, tart and sharp tastes.

Herbes
Important: Ayurveda has insight in herbes and their effect on the body and the dosha's. This is why an combination of herbes the total effect (raising/strenghtening, reducing/decresing) in the body is more important than the "active" element of every single herb. A herb can warm in combination with another herb, but also be cooling in combination with an other second herb. Every remedy has its own specific combination.

Some Spices
People with i.g. pitta-constitution, have much warmth in their body. This is why they should use 'cooling' spices. Coriander and fennel are for example cooling and usefull for pitta-types. Ginger and clove are warming and therefore better for vata-types.

In principle are alle spices suited for vata- and kapha-types. For vata-types are especially warming herbs suited, be carefull with sharp spices. Sharp spices are best to reduce kapha. The best taste for pitta-types is bitter. Sour is very bad for pitta and salt is bad for their skin.

Basil (fresh!), Dill, Mace, Ginger* (fresh!), Cinnamon, Curryleaves, Cumin, Coriander, (Pepper)mint, Parsley, Saffron, Vanilla, Fennel and Wintergroen are for example suited for pitta-types. Almond, Anise, Basil (dry!), Cayenne pepper, Fenugreek, Mace, Ginger (dry), Garlic, Clove, Bay leave, Poppy seed, Musterd seed, Nutmeg, Oregano, Capsicum, Allspice, Rosemary, Sage, Star Anise, Thyme and Salt are not suitable for pitta-types.

*Fresh ginger is one of the few sharp spices that is suited for pitta-types. Despite of the sharp taste ginger is namely sweet and has an cooling effect.

Not only with herbes the taste is important, of course this goes with vegatables and dairy products too.

Diseases
The individual constitution tells generaly what tendency to diseases a person has. Kapha-types for example, tend to kapha diseases like cold and stoppage. So pitta-types tend to pitta-diseases like inflammations and heartburn and vata-types tend to vatta-diseases like heart problems. However people can also suffer from an disease, other than their constitution. This is why one has to mind not only their constitution, but also specific complaints and treat them. Ziektetoestanden die naar hun aard van de patiënt afwijken, zijn relatief gemakkelijk te behandelen. Die met dezelfde aard zijn moeilijk, aangezien de aard van de betrokkene de aard van de ziekte versterkt. In dit geval zou de verkoudheid bij het pitta-type makkelijker te behandelen zijn dan bij het kapha-type.