Bitterness prediction or bitterness suppression in human medicines using a taste sensor

The purpose of the present study was to develop a method for the quantitative evaluation and bitterness prediction or bitterness suppression in commercial medicines using a taste sensor. The bitterness of 16 commercial medicines was evaluated in human gustatory sensation tests with 11 volunteers and using a multichannel taste sensor. For sensor measurement, three variables were used to predict estimated bitterness in multiple regression analysis...