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There are 3 kinds of taste buds. Nontasters have half number of taste buds as medium tasters. This kind of taster likes to eat spicy food. Medium tasters have 10000 taste buds. The taste buds send messages to the brain. This complex system helps humans survive by recognizing which foods are safe. Supertasters have 4-6 times as many taste buds as nontaster. They avoid spicy food. They are born with a gene that makes them sensitive to bitter food. This 3 type of tasters can make you to identify your

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