Are You a Supertaster?

by kevin7314

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Intro: Are You a Supertaster?

A supertaster is a person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than average. Some 35% of women and 15% of men are supertasters. I made this at techshop:
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5 Comments

crank_girl 9 years ago

If you can't get the tests you could try this method. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22941835

kevin7314 9 years ago

Thank you, it has been many months/years since anyone has posted such a useful reply.

Danger is my middle name 10 years ago

We did this experiment in a bio101 class in college, but it's cool you can do it at home! I found out that I'm not a supertaster, which I guess explains why I like brussel sprouts so much! haha

kevin7314 10 years ago

One strange thing is this idea pops up again and again in other areas, for example:

there are super-responders to certain types of exercise (they get a huge benefit)