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This is an unfortunately chosen term for an ill defined group of people. The ability or inability to taste certain specific compounds is a genetic variation of chemical receptors and should be traceable through the family line. The term Supertaster on the other hand seems to be chosen as a catch-all to maximize the number of people who identify with it.


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