Takasago International Corporation

Kenji Saiki

Tetsuo Nakatsu

Tadahiro Hiramoto

Satoshi Masumura

Toru Shimizu

Tomoya Yamashita

Kazumasa Sakamoto

Nobutada Kaneko

Yoshihiko Maruta

Tetsuharu Okazaki

Fumihiro Yanaka

Toshinori Saima

The invention provides a flavor-retention agent which is harmless to the environment and the human body and exhibits excellent ability to prevent deterioration of flavors. The flavor-retention agent contains an active ingredient which is obtained by subjecting a raw material such as leaves and/or tubers of a potato plant to extraction and Method for Using Same.

Flavor-retention agent and method for using same

It is intended to disclose a fresh tea leaf powder which is obtainable by collecting a fresh leaf and/or a stem of tea plant (scientific name), followed by freeze-drying and subsequent milling the same; a processed and treated tea leaf, a treated vegetable, a treated fruit or a treated flower obtained by treating a tea leave, a vegetable, a fruit or a flower with the above-described fresh tea leaf powder; a tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract (fruit juice) or a flower extract (oil) prepared from the above-described processed and treated tea leaf, treated vegetable, treated fruit or treated flower; and tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma or flower aroma obtained from the above-described tea extract, vegetable extract, fruit extract or flower extract by the process of collecting aroma compounds.

Fresh tea leaf powder and processed product, extract, oil and aroma obtained from fresh tea leaf powder

Disclosed are a deterioration preventive agent for milk-containing foods containing as its active ingredient a coumarin analog represented by the general formula (1) below, a glycoside of that analog, or a plant extract containing the coumarin analog or its glycoside:(wherein Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a methoxy group, Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, and Rand Rare not both hydrogen atoms). The deterioration preventive agent according to the present invention demonstrates superior deterioration preventive effects for milk-containing foods. In addition, the deterioration preventive agent provided by the present invention is friendly to the environment and people.

Deterioration preventive agent for milk-containing foods

A citrus flavor has at least one of an aroma component and a water soluble citrus extract component. The citrus flavor further includes a stabilizing component. The aroma component is obtained from a low-boiling part of a cold pressed oil. The water soluble citrus extract component is obtained from a cold pressed oil by an extraction using a hydrate alcohol solvent. The stabilizing component includes a mixture of coumarin analogues obtained from a cold pressed oil. The resulting citrus flavor has a high stability.

Citrus flavor having high stability, method of preparation thereof and food and drink product containing said flavor

Anti-deterioration agent for food flavors, method for preventing deterioration of food flavors, and foods containing anti-deterioration agent for food flavors

A deodorant composition having an excellent effect of deodorizing bad breath, refrigerator odors, and odors from pets and domestic animals, and which does not adversely affect the environment. The composition contains (i) at least one natural extract selected from the group consisting of Rosemary extract, sunflower seed extract, raw coffee bean extract, tea extract, grape pericarp extract, grape seed extract and apple extract, and (ii) an enzyme capable of oxidizing phenolic compounds.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kenji Saiki