Sweetness improving agent and foods containing the same
AssigneeKohjin Co., Ltd.
InventorsSusumu Saito, Hiroko Araki, Nobuhiro Uchimura, Osamu Shinhashi, Yuuki Kubota, Yoshiki Aoyagi
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Abstract
Sweetness improving agents capable of improving sweetness characteristics, in particular, aftertaste characteristics. More particularly, the sweetness improving agents contain as the active ingredient a yeast extract, in particular, one containing sodium 5′-inosinate and/or sodium 5′-adenylate, sodium 5′-guanylate; sodium 5′-uridylate and sodium 5′-cytidylate, each in an amount of 1 to 15% based on the weight of the yeast extract, and 1 to 20% of sodium glutamate.
Claims2
A method of improving an intensity and sharpness of sweetness properties of a sweetener comprising adding to the sweetener a sweetness improving agent comprising as an effective ingredient a yeast extract containing sodium 5′-dnosinate and/or sodium 5′-adenylate;
- and sodium 5′-guanylate;
- sodium 5′-uridylate, and sodium 5′cytidylate, each in mount of 3.9% to 15% based on the weight of the yeast extract, and 1 to 20% of sodium glutamate based on the weight of the yeast extract.
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