#denatonium

[julieschulerart]

The bitterest thing in the world is denatonium, discovered by Scottish researchers in 1958. It is unbearable to taste even diluted to 10 parts per million.  A New York chemist once went home with a trace of denatonium saccharide on his lips. He kissed his wife and she almost threw up.

[princemannikin]

This is Denatonium, the chemical compound responsible for the bitter flavor in Bitrex. The Guinness World Records lists Bitrex as the second most bitter substance on the planet, right behind English Royalty.

[benjifensal]

Denatonium, usually available as denatonium benzoate (under trade names such as BITTERANT-b, BITTER+PLUS, Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium saccharide (under trade names such as BITTERANT-s), is the most bitter chemical compound known, with bitterness thresholds of 0.05 ppm for the benzoate and 0.01 ppm for the saccharide.

[julieschulerart]

The bitterest thing in the world is denatonium, discovered by Scottish researchers in 1958. It is unbearable to taste even diluted to 10 parts per million. A New York chemist once went home with a trace of denatonium saccharide on his lips. He kissed his wife and she almost threw up.

[destructiondog]

Ughhh. When a friend with a history of questionable behavior gives you an unmarked packet of white powder, don't eat it. I wish that this incident did actually happen with cocaine. Nope. It was denatonium. Google it.

[sukkirijump]

My taste buds!!

I just tasted the most bitter substance known to man, denatonium benzoate, and OH MY GOD it's awful. DO NOT try it (well, maybe worth the experience).

At least now everything else I'll taste will taste like the most delicious thing ever.