PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide seasoning containing pickled Ume as a main raw material which is obtained by effectively utilizing a second-grade product or the like available in a process for producing the pickled Ume, enables sufficient utilization of nutrients in and efficacy of all the pickled Ume including Ume flesh, seeds, and even kernels thereof, and also is readily usable in daily dietary life.SOLUTION: The seasoning is obtained by pulverizing all the Ume flesh 2, the seeds 3, and the kernels 4 of the pickled Ume 1. The powdery seasoning contains all the nutrients in the Ume flesh 2, the seeds 3, and the kernels 4 of the pickled Ume 1, and provides excellent nutrients in and effects of the pickled Ume to consumers. The consumers sensuously take the nutrients in and the effects of the pickled Ume in their daily dietary life without having trouble with sour texture of the pickled Ume since the seasoning has a powdery state.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】梅干の製造工程で生じうる二級品などを有効活用すると共に、梅干の梅肉、種、仁までの全てが含む栄養素や効能を十分に活用でき、更には日々の食生活に容易に使うことのできる調味料を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の調味料は、梅干1の梅肉2、種3および仁4の全てを粉砕して得られる。この粉末状の調味料は、梅干1に含まれる、梅肉2、種3および仁4の全ての持つ栄養素を含有するので、梅干の持つ高い栄養素や効能を、消費者に提供できる。また粉末状の調味料であることで、消費者は、梅干の癖のある食感に苦労することなく、日々の食生活の中で、梅干の持つ栄養素や効能を感じることができる。【選択図】図1
