PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body taste enhancer for foods and drinks, and foods and drinks with enhanced body tastes.SOLUTION: A body taste enhancer includes three components, as effective components, of: (a) a gallate catechin (b) collagen with an average molecular weight of 4,000 or more and (c) a thickening stabilizer. The ratio of the contents [A], [B], and [C] (unit: mass%) of the components (a), (b), and (c) meets the expressions: 2.0≤([B]/[A])≤30.0 and 1.0≤([B]/[C])≤10.0.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】飲食品のコク味増強剤及びコク味が増強された飲食品を提供すること。【解決手段】(a)ガレート型カテキン、(b)平均分子量4,000以上のコラーゲン、(c)増粘安定剤の3成分を有効成分として含有し、前記(a)成分、(b)成分、(c)成分の含有量[A]、[B]、[C](単位:重量%)の比が式:2.0≦([B]/[A])≦30.0、1.0≦([B]/[C])≦10.0を満たすコク味増強剤。【選択図】図1
