苦瓜的營養成分豐富,但因具有苦味,欲推廣食用普遍化,難度較高,特別是年輕族群接受程度更低。因此,如何改變烹飪方式以增加其適口性,並經由感官品評實驗,找出一種有效降低對苦味的敏感度又不失原有風味的方法,又能使人們樂於食用,而提高對苦瓜的接受度是一項值得研究的課題。 苦瓜的果實含腺鹼、羥色胺等成分,生物鹼、苦瓜苷為其苦味的來源。苦味植物含有較高的胺基酸,在30多種胺基酸中有苦味的就有20多種,而苦瓜中所含的胺基酸種類包含麩胺酸、丙胺酸、β-丙胺酸、脯胺酸、α-胺基丁酸、瓜胺酸等,此外尚有半乳糖醛酸及果膠等成分 Abstract Bitter rich in nutrients, but has a bitter taste, and desire to promote the consumption of generalization, more difficult, especially the younger to accept a lower degree. Therefore, how to change the way of cooking in order to increase its palat