TASTE-IMPROVING AGENT FOR HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER CONTAINING CAROTENOID DEGRADATION PRODUCT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

Provided is a taste-improving agent for a high-intensity sweetener.　This taste-improving agent for a high-intensity sweetener contains a carotenoid degradation product as an active ingredient. This taste-improving agent may be prepared by a production method comprising a step for obtaining a carotenoid degradation product by subjecting a carotenoid in oil or fat to an oxidation process. The carotenoid degradation product is preferably one or more degradation products selected from the group consisting of carotenes and xanthophylls. This taste-improving agent is preferably used as a food material and the like for improving the taste of foods and the like containing a high-intensity sweetener.