Agents for improving the taste and flavor of chocolate

摘要

An agent for improving the eating quality of chocolate products is disclosed; it comprises as an active ingredient a yeast extract comprising (a) free glutamic acid in an amount of at least 10 wt% (preferably at least 15%) as calculated for sodium glutamate, (b) disodium 5'-inosinate and disodium 5'-guanylate in a total amount of at least 1 wt% (preferably at least 1.5 wt%), and (c) 2-furanmethanol and/or 5-methyl-2-furanmethanol.