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Why do people perceive the same taste differently?
For example, some people love olives, some hate them. But from the biological point of view, is it not the same electric impulse of taste from the tongue to the mouth?
asked in taste, difference, biology

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Babybio77 answers:

According to this articale in SceinceDaily, humans are born with a genetic code that determines how many of each taste receptor they have (i.e. how many "salty" or "sweet" tastebuds they have.

This means that each person has a unique perception of how food tastes - so what is bitter to you may be sweet nectar to me.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050223163830.htm


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