| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To obtain a taste-regulating agent containing a taste-regulating component of citrus fruit and rich in the flavor of the fruit used as the raw material. CONSTITUTION:The objective extract exhibiting taste-regulating action on various foods is obtained by successively performing the 1st step comprising the slicing or crushing of the whole fruit or peel of a citrus fruit thinned in a period from the unripe period to the ripe period, the 2nd step comprising the contact of the sliced fruit, etc., with a water-containing alcohol over a long period and the 3rd step comprising the concentration of the extract by evaporation. The extract having taste-regulating action preferably has a molecular weight of <=1,500 and an UV absorption peak at 280-290nm. |
