PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hardened oil flavor imparting agent which is capable of imparting a favorable hardened oil derived flavor without substantially containing a trans-fatty acid and inexpensive, and to provide an oil-and-fat composition having a favorable hardened oil flavor, and a food using the same.SOLUTION: There is provided the hardened oil flavor imparting agent containing 10-100,000 ppm of 7-8C saturated aldehyde (A) 1-100,000 ppm of 8-9C monounsaturated aldehyde (B) 1-100,000 ppm of 7-10C bivalent unsaturated aldehyde (C), and wherein [aldehyde (A) content+aldehyde (B) content]/aldehyde (C) content (weight ratio) is 2 or more, and the oil-and-fat composition and food using the same.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】実質的にトランス脂肪酸を含有せずに硬化油由来の好ましい風味を付与することが可能で安価な硬化油風味付与剤並びに好ましい硬化油風味を有する油脂組成物及びそれを利用した食品を提供する。【解決手段】炭素数7~8の飽和アルデヒド(A)を10~100000ppm、炭素数8~9の一価不飽和アルデヒド(B)を10~100000ppm、炭素数7~10の二価不飽和アルデヒド(C)を1~100000ppm含有し、且つ、〔アルデヒド(A)含量+アルデヒド(B)含量〕/アルデヒド(C)含量(重量比)が2以上である硬化油風味付与剤、それを用いた油脂組成物及び食品。【選択図】なし
