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Each type of taste is located within taste buds on different sections of the tongue. As you chew your food, it mixes with saliva and as it comes in contact with the taste buds, messages are sent to the brain regarding your sense of taste. The brain processes the messages and helps you identify different tastes.
1 A decrease in the number of taste buds. 2  Changes in the way the nervous system processes the sensation of taste. This may cause a decline in the awareness of taste. 3  A decreased amount of saliva or an increased stickiness of saliva.  Changes in the tongue, making it harder for flavors to reach the taste buds.