Bitterness : perception, chemistry and food processing

• Other Authors: Aliani, Michel (Editor), Eskin, N. A. M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: IFT Press series.
• Subjects: potraviny; foodstuffs; hořkost; kolektivní monografie; elektronické knihy; collective monographs; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781118590263
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj.

"Bitterness is one of the most interesting and least studied/understood of all the human tastes. It produces aversive reactions because it was originally associated with the plant source being poisonous. In fact, it was considered a defence mechanism for avoiding the ingestion of such harmful s...