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AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsFumie Futaki, Reiko Yasuda, Seiichi Sato, Takashi Miyaki, Naohiro Miyamura, Yuzuru Eto
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A substance is described which is capable of imparting a kokumi, which shows a more excellent kokumi-imparting effect, in particular, the initial taste-imparting type of kokumi-imparting effect, which is excellent in the stability and which can easily be produced at a low cost. Additionally, a kokumi-imparting composition which includes a substance as well as a kokumi-imparting agent including the substance and other substances possessing the CaSR agonist activities in combination. More particularly, the present invention herein provides a kokumi-imparting composition consisting of γ-Glu-Abu (L-γ-glutamyl-L-2-amino-butyric acid) and a complex kokumi-imparting agent which includes the foregoing substance and another substance having a CaSR agonist activity, in combination.
A kokumi-imparting agent comprising, in combination,
A seasoning composition comprising not less than 2,500 ppm by mass of γ-Glu-Abu, and one or more additional ingredients selected from the group consisting of flavors, saccharides, sweeteners, dietary fibers, vitamins, amino acids, nucleic acids, and organic acids;
A method for preparing a food, drink, or an intermediate product which is useful for the preparation of a food or drink comprising
A food, a drink or an intermediate product which is useful for preparing a food or drink comprising:
A method for enhancing the flavor and/or the taste of a food or a drink comprising incorporating, into a food or a drink, a composition which comprises not less than 400 ppm by mass of γ-Glu-Abu.
A method of imparting kokumi on a food or drink comprising the step of adding a composition comprising not less than 1,000 ppm of γ-Glu-Abu.
A food or drink comprising 20 to 200 ppm by mass of γ-Glu-Abu and 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of a common salt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.