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PTC Paper Taste Test Strips

PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) tastes bland, bitter or utterly vile depending your how sensitive your taste buds are to this chemical. You can do taste experiments in class or as a science fair project on heredity to determine who among your friends and classmates have inherited the gene for high sensitivity and might be supertasters. For LOTS of info. on inheritance, see:

How to use:
  • Take strip out of bottle
  • Stick out tongue
  • Place strip on tongue
  • 3 possible results: no response; slight bitter taste; revolting
Note (1): The number of strips per pack or vial is approximate.
Note (2): Keep out of sunlight.
Note (3): Phenylthiocarbamide is present in the amount of 3 to 5 micrograms per strip.

PTC Paper Taste Test Strips
P/NDescription QtyUnit
33814-PTCPTC Taste Test Papers, ~100/vial1-92.50
 10-992.45
 100+2.40

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