different between tastebuds vs supertaster

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tastebuds

super- +? taster

supertaster (plural supertasters)

A person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than average, due to abnormally dense and abundant tastebuds.
- 2011, Elizabeth Pantley, The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Your Child to Eat—and Eat Healthy, McGraw Hill Professional (?ISBN), page 12:
  So keep this benefit in mind the next time you become frustrated with your little supertaster. You may be able to tell if your child is a supertaster by taking a look at the back portion of his tongue with a flashlight and a magnifying glass.
- 2014, Meri Reffetto, Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 252:
  Well, you just may be a supertaster. People experience taste differently depending on the number of fungiform papillae on their tongues — also known as those little red bumps you see on your tongue.

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