Takasago International Corporation

Eiji Emoto

Tadahiro Hiramoto

Yukio Washizu

Masaharu Kono

Shinji Kawamata

Daisuke Kato

Osamu Nozaki

Haruki Otaguro

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel oil-and-fat composition usable as an oil-and-fat sensation imparting material that can impart an oil-and-fat sensation to food and drink at a more natural and moderate intensity or can enhance or improve the oil-and-fat feeling in food and drink, and that can further enhance the flavor or texture that can be sensed in the oral cavity, such as a richness of taste, depth of taste, voluminous feeling, and feeling on the tongue; and a novel manufacturing method therefor. The present invention pertains to an oil-and-fat composition that has a moisture content of less than 1.0 mass % and that includes: component A that is three types of free fatty acids comprising free palmitic acid, free oleic acid, and free stearic acid; and component B that is two types of unsaturated aldehydes comprising 2-decenal and 2-octenal, wherein 0.002-0.2 parts by mass of component B is contained with respect to 100 parts by mass of component A, and at least 8.5 mass % of component A is contained with respect to the total mass of the composition.

Oil-and-fat composition and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention relates to a process for producing a flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material, which includes (1) heating a grinded matter of a cereal, (2) treating the grinded matter with protease, and (3) recovering an extract; and a flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material obtainable by the process. The flavor enhancer of the invention can be used for enhancing the full body and enhancement of beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material.

Process for producing flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material

To provide a flavor enhancer having, in a good balance, a raw milk feeling which gives a flavor of a fresh milk, a rich feeling of the raw milk, a natural feeling, and a preference property. That is the flavor enhancer for food or drink, which comprises, as an effective component, a treated product which is obtained by subjecting a total milk protein to a lactic acid fermentation treatment and protease treatment.

Flavor enhancer for food or drink, production method thereof, and food or drink comprising flavor enhancer

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