supertastern.
/ˈsuːpəˌteɪstə/, /ˈsjuːpəˌteɪstə/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌteɪstər/ Physiology.
A person whose sense of taste is unusually acute or well-developed; spec. one whose ability to perceive certain qualities of taste (as bitter, sweet, sour, and salty), or whose ability to taste certain substances (esp. in experiments, the chemicals phenylthiocarbamide and 6-n-propylthiouracil) is unusually high. Cf. non-taster n., taster n.1 Additions.
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1991 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 14 Aug. 6 b/1 A quick test with some household materials can give you some idea about whether you're a non-taster, taster or supertaster.
1992 L. M. Bartoshuk et al. in Chem. Senses 17 594 (title) PROP [sc. 6-n-propylthiouracil] supertasters and the perception of sweetness and bitterness.
1999 M. B. Jacobs Coping with Hereditary Dis. 129 Foods such as brussel sprouts and broccoli, which are naturally bitter, may taste grossly unpleasant to supertasters.
2009 Independent 17 Sept. (Life section) 7/1 I am next presented with a tray of three mini Pyrex dishes of cooked mince. ‘We smell them first,’ directs Lisa Grandin, an umami supertaster and panellist on the project.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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