HERBAGE ODOR MASKING AGENT CONTAINING GREEN TEA AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

To provide a food and drink in which the so-called herbage odor is masked, which is derived from raw materials such as chlorophyll juice.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a herbage odor masking agent containing green tea as an active ingredient. The green tea is preferably a ground product or extract thereof. The content of the herbage odor masking agent in a food or drink is, preferably, 0.01-1.00 wt.% of the total weight of the food or drink. The herbage odor masking agent can be used to mask a herbage odor derived from barley young leaf powder and green vegetable juice.SELECTED DRAWING: None