Super Taster Test Kit Experiment

Given that Courtney and I are often doing product reviews, we felt it would be fun to see if we actually good at "tasting". In this video we take a "super taster" test to find out if we are in that 25% of humans that fall into that group -- and furthermore, are we standard super tasters, recessive super tasters or dominant super tasters.
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[@EK--ry3lr]

Years ago my mom went through two days of single elimination "top secret" super tester examinations as an interview. At the end her and 1 other lady, after starting with 400+ folks, were given jobs at a major national potato chip hq for quality control. 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, chewing, tasting and documenting chips from their various manufacturing plants all across the continent to ensure consistency. And sort of like your Penn Potato experience, you are done with chips when all you do is chew chips.

[@SeriousKeto]

Great story! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@milliesecond102]

GREAT aversion therapy- WITH PAY! 😃

[@22ERICSHELLY]

I love when Courtney is in the video with you! Y'all must have a very good relationship! May the Lord continue to bless and protect you and your family this year

[@Bad_Moon_Rising]

When I did that in Chemistry in Highschool I couldn't taste the bitter strip either ,most of the kids were running out of the room to wash their mouths out lol.

[@susankolander1447]

I did a 10-week stint (during someone's medical leave) working in a sensory evaluation lab for an international flavorings/seasonings company. There were trained testers among the employees that would perform various taste tests that we would set up. The goal was usually to copy a seasoning blend of a competitor or to make a blend at lower cost for a client with no discernable difference. There was a whole lab full of food scientists whose job it was to fool us all with chemicals/fake food! Yikes.

[@SeriousKeto]

Based on my experience, OOOFlavors needs some of those folks to test their flavor concentrates. 😄

[@MooncieLoo]

@@SeriousKeto I agree!

[@angelabrant2725]

Thank you, love the true father daughter interaction ❤

[@paterlehnert3929]

“Are you cheating”? Gave me a laugh plus your quick response. Thx for an interesting video.

[@stlfemmee]

Dear Steve, Thanks for these test results - this really shows how different our taste buds are! This is probably why I find erythritol tasty with no ‘cooling effect’, while you and Courtney sneer at it and run for cover!!! BochaSweet has no sweet taste at all for me, yet you and others in the comments think it is the perfect non-sugar sweetener. Huh. I can’t taste the sweet in Monk Fruit either. Please don’t dismiss erythritol for those of us who like it! My favorite is liquid stevia for coffee, and use stevia and erythritol as my first choices when cooking and baking all your great recipes. I’m a devoted fan and watch all your videos - you have kept me a happy keto lover and a happy Serious Keto devotee. I brag about you to all my friends!!! Thank you, and keep up the good work. We love you.

[@SeriousKeto]

I'm also a liquid stevia guy when it comes to coffee. 😉 You'll see when my "kitchen science" video on sweeteners is done some other reasons I'm not fond of erythritol. Anyhow, thanks for the comment and kind words.

[@adrienchandler4906]

Stevia and erythritol both bother me. The cooling effect of eryth is very pronounced and every stevia product I have ever tried - powder or liquid - tastes awful.

[@wendybabendy]

My husband is a super-taster AND a super smeller. He can smell when my chemistry changes (which is helpful as I have a weird metabolic response to some foods)... he's my personal 'guide person' when it comes to that... LOL

[@llamasugar5478]

Great! That means you’re allowed to take him with you anywhere!

[@FUKuViacom]

I feel like your response requires more detail but I’m loathe to ask anything too personal at the same time....

[@howardperlin3016]

Could have been a great party game for a COVID New Year’s Eve

[@camerajen]

Haha 😆

[@MarydToKeto]

😆 "Stevia....Stevia....anytime something has Stevia in it, you're always complaining about the Stevia" 😂 that Really had me cracking up this morning. Great video Steve

[@kbaz6658]

Some Stevia is more bitter than others. I always thought it was bitter but read a review and then tried Sweetleaf brand. It is not bitter to me. I enjoy their flavor drops in coffee.

[@SeriousKeto]

I love their drops in coffee too.

[@jeanedarc]

OMG i remember the strips that Courtney was talking about in class...OMG they were bitter i remember looking for someone with gum in high school so as to get rid of the taste.

[@Bad_Moon_Rising]

I was a non taster :)

[@scrogginssnapshots8916]

This looked like a fun experiment for yall. I use to do those Harry Potter jelly beans taste test with my kids.... they had some REALLY wild flavors 🤣

[@SeriousKeto]

Courtney and I actually talked about that before we started filming. 😄

[@jamiebaldwin1043]

Love the jollity the two of you bring to the reviews...😄😄

[@jackiepowell3591]

How very interesting. I think I will get the kit and see what kind of taster my husband and I are.

[@SeriousKeto]

It's fun, in a science-y sort of way.

[@LynnTom]

Just ordered. Looks like a family fun game!

[@CarnivorousGrama]

I love you two!! Tell Courtney we are really gonna miss her! 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@bennieparker722]

Ya’ll are just fun to watch! Thanks!

[@plazas1242]

Steve & Courtney. Love the review . God Bless you.

[@LadyPantera57]

The article is super interesting! Luckily everyone in my home is a super-taster, at least according to the single paper test that we tried before. I may get this kit to do a more in-depth tasting test.

[@paulineowens4937]

A little kitchen science is always fun!

[@ingridferg9779]

Love your reviews. This one was fun to watch.

[@jessicacox2005]

That is a fun idea! Might have to try this, I do think I'm a super taster. Can also smell things from very far away, not always a blessing, lol.

[@joannaparszyk]

Super interesting content with the lovely duo. Many thanks for yet another smart and original video.

[@karliesmama1268]

Great video - loved the parent vs. kiddo interaction as she was entrusted to lead the experiment. That's how I am with my 12 yr old when it comes to any project we work on together. It made me chuckle to see it with others. I was curious to see how you both did, because I know that can be one of the changes from coming off the SAD and eating cleaner ingredients, that our taste buds can become more in tune again. "You can test everyone you know".. LOL Blessings!

[@grogtgs]

I never heard of this. Im going to get one tomorrow

[@deborahdickinson7502]

I watched this twice just because I found it so interesting! The whole time, I had a song going through my head "John Lee Supertaster" by They Might Be Giants - from a years and years-ago kid CD that they put out - I'd never heard of supertasters before then. I think you'd like that song, Steve!

[@CindyTalley]

I am going to miss Courtney 🤔

[@SeriousKeto]

Us too.

[@purplemav]

Very interesting video subject, thanks for sharing.

[@artensoll]

Miss Courtney reminds me of my niece whom I've hardly seen in a year. I will miss her face.

[@cjcj6945]

Thanks for sharing, that was fun!😋👍

[@katiesimmons240]

Fun!! I could see my family finding this interesting. Thanks for the video, Steve and Courtney!

[@kimbreedavis]

Interesting, i would find this fun to do with my nieces and nephews. Thanks for sharing.

[@renpilak6048]

At least you know you don’t have covid where you lose your sense of taste 👅🙏

[@milliesecond102]

I have a GREAT sense of smell and as a teen, I often wondered what perfume companies would hire me until I worked at a department store near the perfume counter and found that it was WAY too much of an assault on my olfactory 😫. It's fun for wine tasting though. . .🤔

[@katherinehenry1480]

Thanks! I have a classroom of Distance Learning 4-8th graders. We're always looking for fun science and art extras to enhance their curriculum.

[@SeriousKeto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JulieMelberg]

This was super great! I have wondered about me being a supertaster. I tell you, cilantro is soap to me! I appreciate you both!

[@MrStanfran]

Excellent video! Thanks.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

I'm pretty sure my wife is a super-taster and I think I might be too. Good to know there's such an easy way to test this!

[@Cherylebreaux]

I would be very interested in trying this. I know I'm super sensitive to smell and I've always felt like that affects my tastebuds. I dislike many common foods (i.e. celery and tomatoes) because I don't like the way they smell...weird. We sure are going to miss Courtney when she's off to boot camp!

[@martijobarrett4527]

OF COURSE you were a Super Dominant Masculine Amazing Taste Tester. 😛👍 We'd expect nothing less. THANKS, STEEEVE! 💃💞

[@julieeyerman]

I did this experiment in high school! I'm a super taster but we only had one kind of strip so not sure what "degree" I am. We used the PTC strips and to me, it tasted like poison lol

[@lanceh.5671]

No need for me... my friends all tell me I have no taste at all. I tell ya I get no respect... no respect.

[@SeriousKeto]

I actually heard a "ba-da-bump" in my head after reading that. 😄

[@drewkaree]

I opened the video, and all I could think was "does that vacuum sealer come into play in this video?" I don't think many, if any, realize what that thing is. I think of all the videos on KZbin for those, yours would be a far better review than any of the rest. PLEASE go over your experience (and why you went with that type).

[@SeriousKeto]

Future video. 😉

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

It may take a while for the bitter taste to come through, which may be why she missed the first bitter strip.

[@karensings]

Ooh, so excited to learn that these tests are available to the public! I’ve been reading a lot of articles about super tasters and the correlation to COVID-19. Thanks for this super informative video!

[@SeriousKeto]

Really? Can you give a quick summary?

[@karensings]

@@SeriousKeto Here is the article of interest upon which all others are based. www.brgeneral.org/news-blog/2020/december/simple-taste-test-can-predict-covid-19-outcomes-/ Essentially, “About a quarter of participants tested couldn't detect bitter flavors at all and were categorized as "non-tasters," while another quarter could taste exceedingly small quantities of bitter flavors and were labeled "super-tasters." The rest inhabited a middle ground and were called "tasters." Loss of taste or smell is one of the most common symptoms among those suffering from COVID-19. The study, currently under peer review for publication, showed that "non-tasters" were significantly more likely to be hospitalized once infected and faced an average of 23 days of symptoms. Meanwhile, none of the participants considered "super-tasters" faced hospitalization and their symptoms lasted an average of five days.”

[@SeriousKeto]

Thanks. That's what I was expecting it to say. I'm confident that I had COVID very early on in the year (before we even knew what all the symptoms were). It's the only time in the 2 years I've been doing keto that I've been sick. I was down hard for a couple of days, but that's it. Last month, Courtney was diagnosed with COVID and she was completely asymptomatic. So our anecdotal experience aligns with the findings in this article.

[@karensings]

I ordered the kit and had it delivered the same day (1/15/21). Just took it and I am also a dominant super taster. I nearly vomited when tasting the thiourea. It was absolutely vile.

[@edwardfreda3335]

Yall are hilarious together

[@tamararadke4546]

I've always considered myself a super-taster and didn't realize how easy it would be to find out for sure. And, I hope I'm not the only one geeky enough to want to do this the next time I'm at a social gathering. (I'm sure I'll be the life of the party. ;) ) Also, I wonder if there is a correlation between your being a super taster and a foodie.

[@milliesecond102]

I'm in your geek club🤪

[@sunflowerrosem.8651]

My son grows lots of herbs, veggies, and even a stevia plant in his home. He had my husband and I taste test a few of the leaves. My hubby is great at describing the tastes. He’s also an artist and can visualize things with great detail. I, however, could recognize familiar flavors, but couldn’t describe them or identify many ,except for minty and sweet. It’d be fun to do the test kit in families, and with friends to see the differences and similarities.

[@guitars0206]

That video was both entertaining and informative. Sounds like something fun to do with family and friends over Zoom. Now I am curious about my taste abilities.

[@VampireOnline]

We did this in high school. It was interesting. I was a super taster... horrible tasting lol.

[@fatmongo]

I've got a friend that loves starting sentences with "As a super taster..." I'm glad to know they're a larger percentage of the population than I thought. Just don't be that person.

[@SeriousKeto]

I could totally see a Karen starting a sentence that way as she complains to the restaurant manager that her mimosa needs more Prosecco. 😄

[@ebgbjo2025]

@@SeriousKeto 😄

[@fatmongo]

@@SeriousKeto exactly. Most recently it was about steak a steakhouse. Ingredients; beef, salt, pepper and butter. I'm glad you can appreciate it more. Oh, you're trimming off the fat? Guess I win.

[@joannepitre723]

Interesting. Never heard of these strips.

[@theastewart6721]

Very interesting! Now I know what a super taster and accompanying test is! Thanks!

[@PickyNiki]

Cool video! Hey Steve, I ordered the Earthing book, excited to start it.😊💜

[@SeriousKeto]

I’ll definitely have an update on that soon.

[@PickyNiki]

@@SeriousKeto I was hoping you would, can’t wait to hear more of your results!

[@SeriousKeto]

One of the things I’ve noticed is improved circulation to my extremities. Since starting keto, my hands and feet have been quite cold. No longer.

[@johnbaird1413]

the links you send me via email, don't work when my default browser is Google; but do work when it's edge. strange...

[@SeriousKeto]

I don't send links. KZbin does. Strange that they wouldn't work with Google, given that Google owns KZbin.

[@johnbaird1413]

@@SeriousKeto I know... right?

[@annacarducci9731]

Interesting test. Thanks.

[@dabeavs1987]

This looks like a lot of fun. I’m going to get the strips....thanks for this “scientific” post!!👍

[@stroys7061]

👍🏻👍🏻 that was fun!

[@adrienchandler4906]

This was really interesting. Thanks for being the guinea pigs. LOL. Stevia is really bitter to me. Erythritol's cooling effect bothers me. One or both of them make my throat burn. I'm pretty sure I'm hypersensitive to anything bitter. OTOH, my brother loves bitter - IPA beer, radicchio, etc.

[@crystalbritzman907]

Thank you for the information. Wasn’t sure about the 5 day boxes. It does sound more feasible to try it out.

[@rjrnj1]

You two are so great together.

[@tabathatammaro9187]

That was cool! Courtney is definitely our Non Keto SUPER TASTER Lol!

[@PureMagma]

I had to go buy them... My family & I massively disagree on flavor tastes. I am so curious about what the results will say!

[@ketoketoketo]

The Master Steve is back at it

[@CalgaryGuy]

should we ever be allowed to have people over this could be a fun party activity.

[@scottmiller2591]

This was interesting. I'm curious if people in the comments have a problem with the smell of collagen powder. This is popular and frequently found mixed with MCT oil powder, so I assume a lot of people on keto are trying it. I have a very sensitive nose, which shows up in my taste perception, but I don't know if that's related to being a supertaster or not. I've noticed that some brands of collagen are completely impalatable to me - if I put a scoop of some brands in my coffee, it strongly smells like a dog having chewed on a pig's ear or cow hoof. I assume that not every one gets that reaction, otherwise how would they stay in business? Do others experience this? Other brands I'm fine with. It seems that it might be due to the particular types of collagen - the more types, the more likely I get that reaction. I'd do more experiments to isolate the offending collagen type(s), but given the costs of $30 or more for a jar, I'll settle for anecdotes right now. Also note, I've found the carbohydrates are all over the map on collagen powder. Some are

[@SeriousKeto]

Good tip on checking out the nutritional label. I talk about this some more in the next podcast, based on some ingredients I've seen included in pork rinds.

[@FUKuViacom]

Interesting. I have no doubt that I would rank as a dominant super taster because I’m always identifying ingredients in or if they are missing ingredients from recipes based on taste alone. I’d be curious to see how my wife tested since sometimes I wonder if she tastes anything at all LOL (kidding mostly) A few family member too This could be a fun ‘game’ whenever the next family event may occur Probably around March given current conditions still.

[@shelleysketoweightlossjour3169]

Wow this is interesting!!

[@shashijairam2423]

I'm not sure why I watched this, but I watched it fascinated nonetheless. lol

[@PinkLady54]

I am SO doing this. I LOVE tests!! ;-) My friends have done blind tests on me with different waters & soda pops. All I have to do is smell them; not even taste!! But they didn't believe me :-) Can't wait! TY for letting us know such a thing exists. EXCITED!

[@Sara-eg9uk]

Ordering!

[@debramccaffrey9073]

Very interesting!

[@lisaanderson8054]

Fun idea.

[@annebeck2208]

Stevia...I have ragweed allergies and Stevia is related to ragweed...bitter, bitter aftertaste. While I am a super taster, if I have an allergy to something, it will taste spicy or bitter. In fact, spicy taste has been the start of my son's severe allergic reactions....so I pay close attention to them telling me it is spicy! They do like hot peppers and black pepper and can tell the difference in a food, they also get front heat versus late heat....allergies are more like stinging irritation and they can tell that now. Oh forgot, the new Truffle stuff is hard for me, I taste quite a bit of the dirt with the mushroom taste...the rest of the fam loves it. I also know a Dr. that is a super smeller...she can diagnose the type of infection by smell, she also can describe all the notes of a rose fragrance and what different scents start, middle and end.

[@gwenmueller3473]

Sounds fun

[@alansawesomeketoworld4612]

That's a pretty cool test.

[@sandileatherman1987]

Interesting 👍

[@Ethanboy231]

My son owned a coffee shop and was always trying to get me to taste his coffee - I have never liked the taste of coffee, beer, or anything sour and he did some research and discovered that I was a super taster - so love this review. Will miss Courtney - so glad you are doing these with her before she heads off to boot camp. Oh and I still don't like coffee.

[@snuzipais]

Interesting. I have a husband who wants no spice on anything, but drowns everything in ketchup. Is that a super taster issue? Now I'm wondering.

[@SeriousKeto]

It might be fun to test.

[@snuzipais]

@@SeriousKeto it just might be Steve, thanks for letting me know something like this exists.

[@ebgbjo2025]

Don't worry, the DEFAC food at BASIC will change her taste buds lol 😆

[@purplekat9685]

That was cool😀👍

[@amsohn1]

Coolbeans 😎 very interesting 🤔

[@ChristineLV]

Interesting

[@otockian]

I am really enjoying KetoKrate, can you start taste testing those? They are delivered monthly.

[@SeriousKeto]

I did it for two months and decided that I was no longer going to review anything that I didn't (or wouldn't) buy with my own money. Keto Krate didn't fall into that category.

[@stephaniedooley2400]

Science rocks!

[@MelissaThompson432]

Well, this is interesting. It turns out I probably am a supertaster, but also apparently just a whiner. "Skunky" is not a supertaster category; nor is "dirt," both of which I claim. Broccoli is considered "bitter" due to its pcu-like sulfur compounds, but I detect skunk, or, on a good ("today I can eat broccoli") day, struck match. "Dirt" is somewhere between metallic (also not a category) and...call it vegetal, grassy, woody.... Although grassy is quite specifically grassy. And beets are dirt + sweet. Accent on dirt. And I do taste the green (grassy) "clean" smell/taste in cilantro, which at least one article on the phenomenon claims cilantro haters don't; but the "whangy" taste is more overpowering. It's not so much soapy (although, that, too,) but more like the slimy water in a vase if you don't dump and freshen it for a week or two. And, yes, I have tried it more than once. (Cilantro, not vase water....) (And I haven't even mentioned mushrooms: metallic, dirt, wood, in that order, with the added disincentive of squidgy texture. Can you tell I have sensory processing issues?) You learn something every day. I'm still not eating cilantro, though.

[@SeriousKeto]

I once joked, "why bother buying a beet, when you can just eat a handful of dirt and get the same flavor?"

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@SeriousKeto exactly! 😂

[@ramblingrori1863]

Hi Steve, I have the genetic markers for a "super-taster". And I have always been sensitive to "taste". I usually can tell when meat is just barely past it's prime, etc. I was wondering how you get past the awful taste of alcohol sweetners, stevia etc. I have to admit I haven't tried them all, but with the ones I have tried "yuck". I tried the salted Carmel mct oil from perfect keto, the initial taste was good, but the after taste was enough to keep me from having anymore. Probably a good thing for me, since I still have a weight issue. Do you think it's the conditioning of your taste buds to prefer it, somewhat like when an individual switches to diet soda from regular? Thanks in advance for you answer. I do enjoy your sense of humor, and Courtney's. Keep up the great work.

[@SeriousKeto]

I would say that just because a person is highly sensitive to taste doesn't mean that we like or dislike the same things. I think there is also an element of person conditioning. I point to how every culture seems to have some sort of fermented food that they love and the rest of the planet is repulsed by.

[@ramblingrori1863]

@@SeriousKeto Hey Steve, I am sorry if I am came off like a stuffy prig, (I try not to be, but probably am). I should have just asked if you had any problem at first, the rest I wrote was unnecessary. I was not questioning what you enjoy, I was just bummed that it didn't work for me. Won't bother you again. But I will enjoy your videos.

[@SeriousKeto]

@@ramblingrori1863 I didn't take it that way at all. No worries. :)

[@revoltiz1]

Are you in Huntsville, AL. Go Trash Pandas!

[@kathy32850]

No salt or sour? Hmmm.

[@SeriousKeto]

Apparently the strips they give you cover the gamut of taste, meaning if you are a super taster, you'll also have increased sensitivity to salt and sour. I know that Terry uses WAY more salt on her food than I do.

[@4bennybear]

Is your glucose monitor subcutaneous? Tia

[@SeriousKeto]

yes. It's a Freestyle Libre

[@neurocosm]

SHES A LFT-HANDER :D WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

[@johngeoghegan8893]

Courtney's hair looks so red in this video.

[@SeriousKeto]

She cycles through a lot of different hair colors.

[@mrlepercon]

They're akward , I like it 🙃

[@mikesavad]

i don't know about that test, the fact the girl couldn't taste the PTC, and i guess the father? drinks wine and such, i'm a super taster, and i can't drink any alcohol at all. beyond the burning, its like drinking battery acid, i can't taste anything else but that. generally you can't be a wine tester if you are a super taster, i think you have to be a grade below so you can actually taste the wine and such.