Product Overview
PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) taste test paper test for the genetically controlled ability to taste this substance. This will allow for the development of a Pedigree for an individual. PTC can taste bland, bitter, or even vile depending upon how sensitive your taste buds are to this chemical. The bitter taste detected by some individuals, and its intensity, depends upon a homozygous dominant or heterozygous condition in the individuals tested.
PTC Taste Test Paper is perfectly safe to use. These taste strips are made in U.S.A. and have been used safely in classrooms for decades. PTC is present at only 20 micrograms per strip. At this level, the compound is negligible and harmless. Aside from these small quantities, the cellulose paper is the only other ingredient.
NOTE: The manufacturing facility where the Phenylthiocarbamide test paper is produced is a typical manufacturing site. The facility does not process nuts, gluten or other products usually associated with allergy concerns. Please note, however, that the facility is not certified or considered an allergy-friendly manufacturing facility. In addition, the raw materials used in producing the taste test papers are not procured in any special fashion. We have no assurance that they were produced in an allergy-free environment.
