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Girls have superior sense of taste to boys
Date:12/16/2008

at the results are so clear and of such a high quality," says Bodil Allesen-Holm, MSc in Food Science and Technology, who is the scientific head of the project and head of the Sensory Laboratory at the Department of Food Science at LIFE. "The trends are very clear in all the answers from the many primary and secondary schools: the pupils and teachers have been very thorough and accurate."

Industry must do better, and parents could experiment more

According to Bodil Allesen-Holm, the results provide food for thought for both the food industry and for parents: "It is quite clear that children and young people are very good tasters, and that there are bigger variations between them than most people would expect. There is, for example, a marked difference between boys and girls, and the ability of children to recognise tastes changes with age. So one could easily develop more varied food products and snacks for children and young people. For example, it is quite clear that children do not necessarily prefer sweet things. According to the findings, healthy snacks could easily be developed for boys with slightly extreme and sour flavours."

"This experiment has focused on taste alone, while future studies will include more sensory aspects such as smells and appearance to provide a more all-round understanding of Danish children's preferences," says Wender Bredie, Professor of Sensory Science at the Department of Food Science at LIFE.

New facts about what children can taste and what they like:

  • Girls are better at recognising tastes than boys

    One of the many findings shows that girls are generally better at recognising tastes than boys. They are better at recognising all concentrations of both sweet and sour tastes. The difference is not dramatic, but it is quite clear. It is also a known fact that women generally have a finer sense of taste than men. "We also asked the pupils to count 'taste buds'
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Contact: Bodil Allesen-Holm
bhah@life.ku.dk
452-991-8486
University of Copenhagen
Source:Eurekalert  

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