Potassium chloride as 100 weight sections, histidine or those salts 1.5 - 70 weight sections, the lysine or those salts 4 - 100 weight sections, the inosinic acid sodium and/or the guanylic acid sodium 2 - 100 weight sections, lactic acid or those salts 20 - 130 weight sections, phosphoric acid or 5 - 50 weight sections containing those salts, vis-a-vis the seasoning composition, and the said seasoning composition 100 weight section which become solid amount or powder solid amount of the fish and shellfish extract/the domesticated fowl and animals meat extract 1 - 100 weight sections the seasoning material, and the said seasoning composition which are combined or saidSaltiness it is desirable by seasoning making use of the seasoning material, it is superior in presenting taste, such as thickness and body taste of taste at the same time, it is superior in the seasoning composition, and the presenting taste characteristic which can decrease table salt at the same time, it is possible to offer the production method of the food where table salt is decreased.塩化カリウムを100重量部として、ヒスチジンまたはその塩類を1.5~70重量部、リジンまたはその塩類を4~100重量部、イノシン酸ナトリウムおよび/またはグアニル酸ナトリウムを2~100重量部、乳酸またはその塩類を20~130重量部、リン酸またはその塩類を5~50重量部含有してなる調味料組成物、および該調味料組成物100重量部に対し魚介エキス/畜肉エキスの固形分または粉末固形分を1~100重量部配合した調味料素材、および該調味料組成物または該調味料素材を用いて調味を行うことにより、塩味の好ましさ、味の厚み、コク味などの呈味に優れ、かつ、食塩を低減できる調味料組成物と、呈味性に優れ、かつ、食塩の低減された食品の製造方法を提供することができる。
