FLAVORING MATERIALS AND FOODS AND DRINKS CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

It is intended to provide flavoring materials whereby a "body flavor" can be imparted to various flavors, foods or drinks without damaging the inherent flavors flavors, foods and drinks containing the flavoring materials and a method of improving the flavor of a flavor, a food or a drink by using the above-mentioned flavoring material. Namely, flavoring materials containing the following components: a sotolon 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-25H-furanone and/or 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-25H-furanone, and b one or more components selected from the group consisting of DMS dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol, hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide.