Taste improver
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsShin Sato, Hideo Satokawa, Takeshi Iwasaki, Yasuyuki Tomiyama, Kyoko Ishii, Katsuya Seguro
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Abstract
Poly-γ-glutamic acid or a salt thereof is made to be present at the same time as a taste-exhibiting substance formed from a potassium salt.
Claims21
A taste improver for a taste-exhibiting substance formed from a potassium salt, the taste improver comprising poly-γ-glutamic acid or a salt thereof.
A composition comprising poly-γ-glutamic acid or a salt thereof, a taste-exhibiting substance formed from a potassium salt, and sodium chloride,
- said taste-exhibiting substance containing potassium chloride,
- the proportion of said potassium chloride relative to the entire composition being equal to or greater than 40 wt % but not greater than 60 wt %, and
- the proportion of said sodium chloride relative to the entire composition being equal to or greater than 40 wt % but not greater than 60 wt %.
A method for improving the taste of a potassium salt, the method comprising making a taste-exhibiting substance containing a potassium salt and poly-γ-glutamic acid or a salt thereof be present at the same time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.