Battling bitter coffee -- chemists vs. main source of coffee bitterness

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In a discovery that could lead to better tasting coffee chemists report finding the compounds that are most responsible for the brews bitter taste. Credit: American Chemical Society
In a discovery that could lead to better tasting coffee, chemists report finding the compounds that are most responsible for the brew's bitter taste. Credit: American Chemical Society

Bitter taste can ruin a cup of coffee. Now, chemists in Germany and the United States say they have identified the chemicals that appear to be largely responsible for java's bitterness, a finding that could one day lead to a better tasting brew. Their study, one of the most detailed chemical analyses of coffee bitterness to date, was presented today at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.


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