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Genetic Supertaster Taste Testing Strips

Educators & sommeliers use Bartovation® Genetic Taste Testing Test Strips to demonstrate the genetics that influence taste perception. Bartovation produces a variety of tests, enabling a holistic understanding of how genetics influences taste preferences. These tests can be purchased economically in a cohesive science lab kit or individually.

● Proudly made in the USA 

● Highly economical test with 100 strips per bottle

Supertaster Kit – A complete kit with an accompanying science lab used to determine if you are a supertaster. 

  • Showcases the impact of heredity on taste preferences. 

  • Ideal for classroom demonstrations or a fun group activity.

  • Contains everything needed for a scientific experiment.

  • Includes a multi-page science lab for download.

  • Safe, simple way to study heredity, phenotypes, and genotypes. 

  • Includes Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), Sodium Benzoate, Thiourea, and Control test strips.

We also sell the following components individually:

Compound

Tasters Taste

Non-Tasters Taste

Notes

Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC)

Bitterness

Bland

Intensity, depends upon a homozygous dominant or heterozygous condition in the individuals tested

Sodium Benzoate

Sweet, salty, or bitterness

Bland

Homozygous-dominant and Heterozygous-dominant individuals will detect the molecule

Thiourea

Intense bitterness

Bland, sweet, or sour

Stimulates different bitter receptors than PTC

N-Propylthiouracil

Intense bitterness

Bland

Intensity, depends upon a homozygous dominant or heterozygous condition in the individuals tested

Control

Bland

Bland

Placebo that establishes a baseline, adding validity to your experiment

We are not an allergen free factory, as a result there may be trace amounts of allergens on the strips. As a result, if someone has a severe allergy we recommend they abstain from the activity. 

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