TASTE-IMPROVING AGENT FOR POTASSIUM SALT OR POTASSIUM SALT-CONTAINING FOOD OR DRINK

摘要

The invention improves the unpleasant taste characteristic of potassium salts without affecting the original flavor of foods or drinks and increases the value of potassium salt as a salt substitute, in order to provide means and a salt composition for reducing sodium in foods and drinks. By adding one or more of the following: quinic acid or a quinic acid-containing composition, spilanthol or a spilanthol-containing plant extract or plant essential oil, or an Allium plant extract, to a potassium salt or a potassium salt-containing food or drink, the unpleasant tastes such as acrid taste and metallic taste characteristic of potassium salts are improved while the salt flavor and taste are augmented.