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Could your tastebuds be “sugar blind”?
Scientific research has found that we all have a different number of taste buds on our tongues. The amount you have puts you into one of three groups: non-tasters, who, on average, have five taste buds in an area the size of a paper-hole punch; supertasters, who have about 30; and medium tasters, who fall in between. The nontasters need lots of sugar to taste sweetness; supertasters are satisfied with a tiny bit. This is why a piece of chocolate cake can seem too rich.