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Babies have more taste buds than adults

Babies have more taste buds than adults

Babies have more taste buds than adults

Infants can carry taste receptors not only on the tongue but also on soft palate and throat regions — a denser flavor map than adults keep.

Many of those extra sensors fade with age, changing how intensely flavors hit later in life.

Childhood is high-definition taste. The menu does not change as much as the sensors do.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Babies have more taste buds than adults