diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
index 41d549c6bc1..3839c977a86 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@
 	var/list/tastes  // for example list("crisps" = 2, "salt" = 1)
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/add_initial_reagents()
-	if(!list_reagents)
-		return
-	if(!tastes || !tastes.len)
-		return ..()
-	var/list/nutritious_reagents = list("nutriment", "vitamin", "protein", "plantmatter")
-	for(var/reagent_id in list_reagents)
-		var/amount = list_reagents[reagent_id]
-		if(reagent_id in nutritious_reagents)
-			reagents.add_reagent(reagent_id, amount, tastes.Copy())
-		else
-			reagents.add_reagent(reagent_id, amount)
+	if(tastes && tastes.len)
+		if(list_reagents)
+			for(var/rid in list_reagents)
+				var/amount = list_reagents[rid]
+				if(rid == "nutriment" || rid == "vitamin" || rid == "protein" || rid == "plantmatter")
+					reagents.add_reagent(rid, amount, tastes.Copy())
+				else
+					reagents.add_reagent(rid, amount)
+	else
+		..()
 
 //Placeholder for effect that trigger on eating that aren't tied to reagents.
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/On_Consume(mob/M, mob/user)
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
index 361c305bb8d..63d21bced03 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/New(newloc, var/obj/item/seeds/new_seed = null)
 	..()
+	if(!tastes)
+		tastes = list("[name]" = 1)
+
 	if(new_seed)
 		seed = new_seed.Copy()
 	else if(ispath(seed))
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
 
 			if(!isturf(loc) || !(locate(/obj/structure/table) in loc) && !(locate(/obj/machinery/optable) in loc) && !(locate(/obj/item/storage/bag/tray) in loc))
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You cannot slice [src] here! You need a table or at least a tray to do it.</span>")
-				return TRUE	
+				return TRUE
 
 			var/slices_lost = 0
 			if(!inaccurate)
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
index ec07a4cdfc9..d9e07d96987 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
@@ -160,23 +160,23 @@
 	return result
 
 
-/obj/item/seeds/proc/prepare_result(var/obj/item/T)
+/obj/item/seeds/proc/prepare_result(obj/item/T)
 	if(!T.reagents)
 		CRASH("[T] has no reagents.")
-	for(var/reagent_id in reagents_add)
-		var/amount = 1 + round(potency * reagents_add[reagent_id], 1)
+
+	for(var/rid in reagents_add)
+		var/amount = 1 + round(potency * reagents_add[rid], 1)
+
 		var/list/data = null
-		if(reagent_id == "blood") // Hack to make blood in plants always O-
+		if(rid == "blood") // Hack to make blood in plants always O-
 			data = list("blood_type" = "O-")
-			continue
-		var/list/nutritious_reagents = list("nutriment", "vitamin", "protein", "plantmatter")
-		if(reagent_id in nutritious_reagents)
+		if(rid == "nutriment" || rid == "vitamin" || rid == "protein" || rid == "plantmatter")
+			// apple tastes of apple.
 			if(istype(T, /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown))
 				var/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/grown_edible = T
-				data = grown_edible.tastes
+				data = grown_edible.tastes.Copy()
 
-		T.reagents.add_reagent(reagent_id, amount, data)
-	return 1
+		T.reagents.add_reagent(rid, amount, data)
 
 
 /// Setters procs ///
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
index 577b21ce3be..b1aca9820b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	var/drink_name = "Glass of ..what?"
 	var/drink_desc = "You can't really tell what this is."
 	var/taste_mult = 1 //how easy it is to taste - the more the easier
-	var/taste_description = "bitterness" //life's bitter by default. Cool points for using a span class for when you're tasting <span class='userdanger'>LIQUID FUCKING DEATH</span>
+	var/taste_description = "metaphorical salt"
 
 /datum/reagent/Destroy()
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drink_cold.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drink_cold.dm
index 66931ae0847..ac7adf3eadf 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drink_cold.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drink_cold.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /datum/reagent/consumable/drink/cold
 	name = "Cold drink"
 	adj_temp_cool = 5
-	taste_description = null
 
 /datum/reagent/consumable/drink/cold/tonic
 	name = "Tonic Water"
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food.dm
index 35cf0153255..2479a82decf 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 	reagent_state = SOLID
 	nutriment_factor = 15 * REAGENTS_METABOLISM
 	color = "#664330" // rgb: 102, 67, 48
-	taste_description = null
 
 /datum/reagent/consumable/nutriment/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@
 	description = "Heated beyond usefulness, this enzyme is now worthless."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#282314" // rgb: 54, 94, 48
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_description = "sweetness"
 
 /datum/reagent/consumable/dry_ramen
 	name = "Dry Ramen"
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/misc.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/misc.dm
index bec91e71798..d34e6537cb8 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/misc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/misc.dm
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 	description = "A colorless, odorless gas."
 	reagent_state = GAS
 	color = "#808080" // rgb: 128, 128, 128
-	taste_description = null
 	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/nitrogen
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
 	description = "A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas."
 	reagent_state = GAS
 	color = "#808080" // rgb: 128, 128, 128
-	taste_description = null
 	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/hydrogen
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@
 	description = "A colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly combustible diatomic gas."
 	reagent_state = GAS
 	color = "#808080" // rgb: 128, 128, 128
-	taste_description = null
 	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/potassium
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@
 	description = "A secondary amine, useful as a plant nutrient and as building block for other compounds."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#322D00"
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_description = "iron"
 
 /datum/reagent/oil
 	name = "Oil"
@@ -252,7 +249,7 @@
 	description = "A red-brown liquid element."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#4E3A3A"
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_description = "chemicals"
 
 /datum/reagent/phenol
 	name = "Phenol"
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@
 	description = "Also known as carbolic acid, this is a useful building block in organic chemistry."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#525050"
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_description = "acid"
 
 /datum/reagent/ash
 	name = "Ash"
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
index 982433f8ee1..bd4079d69c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	color = "#FF0000"
 	metabolization_rate = 4
 	process_flags = ORGANIC | SYNTHETIC
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/clf3/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	if(M.on_fire)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
index 7ebdb1b6912..10c216ca60c 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 	description = "A silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series, weakly radioactive."
 	reagent_state = SOLID
 	color = "#B8B8C0" // rgb: 184, 184, 192
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/uranium/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	M.apply_effect(2, IRRADIATE, negate_armor = 1)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 	metabolization_rate = 0.1
 	penetrates_skin = TRUE
 	can_synth = FALSE
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/polonium/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	M.apply_effect(8, IRRADIATE, negate_armor = 1)
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 	color = "#E7C4C4"
 	metabolization_rate = 0.2
 	overdose_threshold = 40
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/histamine/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume) //dumping histamine on someone is VERY mean.
 	if(iscarbon(M))
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#7F10C0"
 	can_synth = FALSE
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/initropidril/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#1E4664"
 	metabolization_rate = 0.2
-	taste_description = null
 	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/pancuronium/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
@@ -720,7 +719,7 @@
 	color = "#5F8BE1"
 	metabolization_rate = 0.7
 	can_synth = FALSE
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/sodium_thiopental/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
@@ -750,7 +749,7 @@
 	metabolization_rate = 0.8
 	penetrates_skin = TRUE
 	can_synth = FALSE
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/ketamine/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
@@ -802,7 +801,7 @@
 	description = "A toxin produced by certain mushrooms. Very deadly."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#D9D9D9"
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/amanitin/on_mob_delete(mob/living/M)
 	M.adjustToxLoss(current_cycle*rand(2,4))
@@ -907,7 +906,7 @@
 	metabolization_rate = 0.1
 	penetrates_skin = TRUE
 	overdose_threshold = 25
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_mult = 0
 
 /datum/reagent/sarin/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/water.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/water.dm
index 335f2ba1647..64156a7cadd 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/water.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/water.dm
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 	description = "A ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#0064C8" // rgb: 0, 100, 200
+	taste_description = "water"
 	var/cooling_temperature = 2
 	process_flags = ORGANIC | SYNTHETIC
 	drink_icon = "glass_clear"
 	drink_name = "Glass of Water"
 	drink_desc = "The father of all refreshments."
-	taste_description = null
 	var/water_temperature = 283.15 // As reagents don't have a temperature value, we'll just use 10 celsius.
 
 /datum/reagent/water/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method = TOUCH, volume)
 	M.water_act(volume, water_temperature, src, method)
 
 /datum/reagent/water/reaction_turf(turf/simulated/T, volume)
-	T.water_act(volume, water_temperature, src) 
+	T.water_act(volume, water_temperature, src)
 
 /datum/reagent/water/reaction_obj(obj/O, volume)
-	O.water_act(volume, water_temperature, src) 
+	O.water_act(volume, water_temperature, src)
 
 /datum/reagent/lube
 	name = "Space Lube"
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 	drink_icon = "glass_clear"
 	drink_name = "Glass of Water"
 	drink_desc = "The father of all refreshments."
-	taste_description = null
+	taste_description = "water"
 
 /datum/reagent/holywater/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE