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Published online 3 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030224-9
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Kids are suckers for tart sweets
Sour taste preferences are more intense during childhood.
Children are suckers for tart sweets such as sherbet and cola bottles because sour taste preferences are more intense during childhood, a new study finds1.
Of the five taste sensations - sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and savoury or umami - sour is the least understood.
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