Which substance is the most bitter?

salicin
absinthe
denatonium benzoate
benzoic acid
Denatonium, usually available as denatonium benzoate and as denatonium saccharide, is the most bitter chemical compound known, with bitterness thresholds of 0.05 ppm for the benzoate and 0.01 p.m. for the saccharide.
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salicin
absinthe
denatonium benzoate
benzoic acid
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flagMalaysia
9%
22%
50%
13%
22
flagthe Netherlands
20%
15%
50%
15%
20
flagthe Philippines
6%
21%
45%
27%
33
flagIndia
11%
15%
41%
29%
438
flagAustralia
12%
31%
40%
14%
54
flagNigeria
17%
12%
39%
29%
88
flagAustria
5%
41%
37%
15%
51
flagPakistan
17%
15%
36%
28%
57
flagUnknown
8%
27%
36%
25%
36
flagGhana
15%
26%
36%
21%
19
flagPoland
13%
33%
34%
17%
8954
flagGermany
9%
27%
34%
28%
354
flagUkraine
17%
23%
32%
24%
217
flagRussia
24%
13%
32%
29%
81
flagthe United Kingdom
9%
28%
31%
30%
136
flagFrance
10%
36%
31%
21%
19
flagthe United States
14%
26%
30%
26%
235
flagSwitzerland
21%
26%
26%
26%
23
flagCanada
20%
24%
17%
37%
29
flagKazakhstan
31%
10%
15%
42%
19