TASTE ENHANCING AGENT FOR FOOD/DRINK PRODUCT, TASTE ENHANCING AGENT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR ENHANCING TASTE OF FOOD/DRINK PRODUCT, AND FOOD/DRINK PRODUCT

摘要

To provide a taste enhancing agent for food/drink product that improves the feeling of the material.SOLUTION: Provided is a taste enhancing agent for food/drink product comprising 3,4-dimethyl-5-propylidenefuran-2(5H)-one. Said taste enhancing agent in which taste enhancement is enhancement of umami taste, richness derived from material, fruitiness, or saltiness. Said taste enhancing agent in which the food/drink product is at least one of animal or vegetable soup flavored food/drink product, vegetable-containing food/drink product, spice-containing food/drink product, palatable beverage product, fruit-flavored food/drink product, and saltiness-containing food/drink product. A taste enhancing agent composition contains said taste enhancing agent for food/drink product. the concentration of 3,4-dimethyl-5-propylidenefuran-2(5H)-one is in the range of 10-4 to 200 ppm in said taste enhancing agent composition.SELECTED DRAWING: None