| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an agent for suppressing bitter taste and/or astringent taste capable of suppressing disagreeable bitter taste and astringent taste of a food or medicine at a small addition amount. SOLUTION: The objective agent for suppressing bitter taste and/or astringent taste is composed of a hydrolyzed coffee bean produced by hydrolyzing coffee bean with an enzyme, removing insoluble components from the produce and purifying the hydrolysis product by contacting with an adsorbent. The purpose can be achieved by adding the suppressing agent to a food, drink or medicine having bitter taste or astringent taste e.g. a fruit juice such as grapefruit juice, a vegetable juice such as tomato or celery juice, gymnemic acid, aloe extract, wine black tea and green tea. |
