CLASSIFICATION OF BITTER PRINCIPLES

2 CLASSIFICATION OF BITTER PRINCIPLES

Bitter principles have been judiciously classified into six categories based on the typical chemical

structures present in them, namely:

(a) Phenolic BitterPrinciples,

(b) Lactone BitterPrinciples,

(c) Chromone BitterPrinciples,

(d) Coumarin BitterPrinciples,

(e) Coumarone BitterPrinciples, and

(f ) Miscellaneous Bitter Principles.

All these six different groups of bitter principles shall now be discussed at length along with certain important members from each class separately.