The phrase "affect the taste of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing how certain factors, such as ingredients or cooking methods, influence the flavor of food or beverages.
Example: "The spices used in the recipe can significantly affect the taste of the final dish."
Alternatives: "influence the flavor of" or "alter the taste of".
He said the pod should hold up when used in any typical single-serve machine, and the new material shouldn't affect the taste of the coffee.
If I were to feed them silage, which is essentially a fermented product, it would affect the taste of the cheese, particularly as it ages and the flavors intensify".
Dining on burgers and kale salad, the men could have been mistaken for oenophiles as they debated the nuances of dry aging and terroir, or how various grasses and soil conditions affect the taste of meat.
He and his team have been trying to find out how gamma-glutamyl peptides affect the taste of foods to which they are added.A gamma-glutamyl peptide is a chain of three linked amino acids, with glutamate at one end of it.
The process can also retard spoilage, and it doesn't affect the taste of the food.
The natural characteristics of these environments (e.g., soil, groundwater quality, and climate) substantially affect the taste of the finished product.
He dismissed connoisseurs' criticism that stress felt by the caged animals invariably affected the taste of the beans.
Scientific inquiry has yet to determine, however, whether the shape of the beer glass affects the taste of the brew, as the Belgians insist.
For instance, her grounding-down class was followed with a vineyard tour, where they talked about how the vine growing in the earth affects the taste of the wine.
And whilst I'm not convinced that the shape and size of a mug affects the taste of the tea (does it?) it's a hundred times better than the paper cup alternative.
