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AssigneeJ-Oil Mills, Inc.
InventorsShun Matsuzawa, Masayoshi Sakaino, Misaki Tsuji, Takahiro Tokuchi, Takashi Sano
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To provide an edible ingredient having an exceptional effect for enhancing umami. An umami-enhancing composition having a carotenoid degradation product as an active ingredient. The umami-enhancing composition can be formulated through a manufacturing method that includes a step for adding a carotenoid to an edible oil and fat, and a step for degrading the carotenoid in the edible oil and fat. The carotenoid degradation product is preferably a degradation product of one or more selected from the group consisting of carotenes and xanthophylls. The umami-enhancing composition is optimally used as a food-product ingredient, etc., for manufacturing a seasoning or extract or for enhancing the umami of a food product.
A method for manufacturing a food product of which an umami is enhanced, the method including a step for incorporating an umami-enhancing composition containing a carotenoid degradation product as an active ingredient in the food product, wherein the food product is a seasoning or extract, and
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