PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an edible oil excellent in the taste of an olive oil and suitable for saline, a method for increasing the pungency of an olive oil, and a method for retaining the flavor of an olive oil.SOLUTION: Provided is an edible oil comprising: middle chain fatty acid triglyceride and an olive oil at a mass ratio of (0.1:99.9) to (60:40). Also provided is an edible oil in which the content of the middle chain fatty acid triglyceride is 30 to 100 mass%. Also provided is an edible oil in which the content of capric acid occupied in the whole quantity of the middle chain fatty acid which composes the middle chain fatty acid-containing triglyceride is 20 to 100 mass%. Also provided is an edible oil comprising the middle chain fatty acid triglyceride and the olive oil at a mass ratio of (0.1:99.9) to (30:70).SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】オリーブ油の風味の発現に優れ、生食に適した食用油の提供。オリーブ油の辛みを強める方法、オリーブ油の香りを維持する方法の提供。【解決手段】中鎖脂肪酸含有トリグリセリドとオリーブ油とを、0.1:99.9~60:40の質量比で含有する食用油。中鎖脂肪酸トリグリセリドの含有量が、30~100質量%である、食用油。前記中鎖脂肪酸含有トリグリセリドを構成する中鎖脂肪酸の全量に占めるカプリン酸の含有量が、20~100質量%である、食用油。中鎖脂肪酸含有トリグリセリドとオリーブ油とを、0.1:99.9~30:70の質量比で含有する、食用油。【選択図】なし
