SALTY TASTE ENHANCING AGENT AND FOOD OR DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excellent salty taste enhancing agent capable of compensating for low salty taste when the reduction of salt is aimed.SOLUTION: There are provided: a salty taste enhancing agent comprising a mixture of an enzymatic decomposition product of an animal protein and an enzymatic decomposition product of a vegetable protein; a salty taste enhancing agent wherein the enzymatic decomposition products are produced by a protein hydrolase and/or a nucleic acid hydrolase; a salty taste enhancing agent wherein the animal protein is a fish or shellfish extract; a salty taste enhancing agent additionally added with a basic amino acid, especially arginine; a salty taste enhancing agent further added with potassium chloride; a salty taste enhancing agent obtained by adjusting the above agent to a weakly acidic state; a method for producing the agents; a method for enhancing salty taste by using the agents; and foods or drinks containing the salty taste enhancing agent.