An aging population will demand more flavorful foods with stronger tastes, aroma, contrast and texture due to weaker, less sensitive taste buds, says a recent report from a US culinary institute.

While children have the ability to regenerate taste buds every couple of weeks, the rate of regeneration decreases after the age of 40, compromising the sense of taste, points out a seasonal newsletter from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) released last week.