Taste Differences

We know that girls and boys are different in many ways and a recent study from the University of Copenhagen has found another.

The Danish study found the girls are generally better at recognizing tastes than boys. The tasting abilities of 8,900 Danish schoolchildren were examined and they found that boys need an average of roughly 10% more sourness, and about 20% more sweetness, to recognize these tastes when compared to girls.

There were other parts of the study that revealed the boys preferred stronger, more extreme flavors, while girls preferred milder tastes. Taste is also something that seems to change with age, as those between the ages of 13 to 14 became much more sensitive to sour tastes than younger children, while the older children's preference for highly sugary flavors decreased.

In the soft drink part of the test 48% of the children said they preferred the sugary soft drink taste better and boys preferred the sugary soft drink more often than girls.

How does this help with anything? I have no idea, but just thought it was interesting trivia!