| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saponin-containing material, wherein the characteristic bitter taste of saponin is effectively masked. <P>SOLUTION: The bitter taste of saponin is masked by the formation of a complex with a vegetable sterol and/or vegetable sterol ester and a cyclodextrin. The complex can be formed by mixing saponin and the vegetable sterol and/or vegetable sterol ester and cyclodextrin in the co-presence of water. The complex is added to a composition such as a food or beverage product. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
