Supertaster

We could get bogged down in a bunch of biological mumbo-jumbo, but it boils down to this: a supertaster is a person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than the average person. ❋ Unknown (2009)

* The analogy I'm coming up with is that I am like a supertaster for vowels; I hear and say things others don't detect. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you aren't sure if you are a supertaster, you can try a simple test to find out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you place the PTC paper on your tongue and you taste bitterness, you know you are a supertaster. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They choose higher-sodium foods than their non-supertaster counterparts, and it's not what Hayes expected. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Overall, it's an exciting read for me, in that it makes me feel less like I have an insufficient palate, especially compared to Cooper's "not quite, but nearly, a supertaster" palate, and more like I just experience food and wine in a different way than some people. ❋ Kit Pollard (2009)

I'm not a fan of spicy food I'm a supertaster ya know so this meal didnt thrill me. ❋ Randi (2008)

Anyway, one of the traits of a supertaster is supposed to be a different way to process ingested chemicals, so that, among other things, coffee seems wretched. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The New York Sun has reported that Jancis Robinson has declared and had herself medically certified a “supertaster,” only to be closely followed by Robert M. Parker Jr. Apparently Jancis has two times the taste buds of 65% of the other women on the planet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I thought he was a jerk for making me feel badly of being a supertaster, and therefore not enjoying all the flavors. ❋ Daniel Klein (2011)

"A supertaster finds low-salt cheese unpleasant, because the bitterness is too pronounced." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The gustin gene dimorphism rs2274333 observed in supertaster and nontaster subjects may influence the protein conformation and, thereby, affect zinc ion binding. ❋ Padiglia (2010)

"Supertasters have up to four times the number of taste buds, so if it tastes like a teaspoon of sugar to a nontaster, then it tastes like 4 teaspoons of sugar to a supertaster," O'Neil says. ❋ Camper English (2010)

"A supertaster finds low-salt cheese unpleasant because the bitterness is too pronounced." ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Interestingly, nontasters may be more likely to add salt to foods at the table because they need more salt to reach the same level of perceived saltiness as a supertaster," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Being a supertaster can be both a blessing and a curse REBECCA A. COOPER ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's never been proven that I'm a supertaster, but it's a good bet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Tristan]: Yo. these [peanut butter cups] are [supertaste]. Charles: [SUPERTASTE]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❋ Swimmingcorbusier (2011)

"How was the [concert]?" "It was [totally] supertastic!" "[Grool]!" ❋ Supertasticsauce (2012)

"Dude, you are Supertastical" "That was a Supertastical [Killionaire]!" "[This is] [way] Supertastical!" ❋ ThatDood! (2009)

Was that Lost [Season 2] [finale] supertastic or not, [Mel]?! ❋ Gemmi_joo (2006)

"[Thom] is the most supertastic [baby] in [the world]!" ❋ Ash-o-ley (2006)

[John Lee] Supertaster tastes more than we'll know, Everything has a [flavor] some [flavors] must go! ❋ Frank East (2008)

"Why won't he try the [ratatouille]?" "He's a [supertaster]. It would hurt him." Skills Food sensitivities outside the [norm] ❋ LinuxChick (2016)

)[James Brown] is a supertastic [soul]. ❋ Linda Coombes (2006)

I am doing [fan-supertastic] today ! The [rode] today was [extremely good], fan-supertastic! ❋ Smooney533 (2021)