PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substance for improving flavor in food reduced in salt content, to provide a method for improving the flavor of reduced-salt food by using the substance, and to provide savory reduced-salt food.SOLUTION: This reduced-salt food flavor improver includes formic acid and/or its salt as the active ingredient. The method for improving the flavor of reduced-salt food includes adding the flavor improver to the reduced-salt food so as to include 0.05-0.3 pt.wt. of formic acid per pt.wt. of reduced salt.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】食塩含量を低減した食品において風味を向上できる物質、該物質を用いる減塩食品の風味向上方法、または風味のよい減塩食品を提供する。【解決手段】ギ酸及び/又はその塩を有効成分として含有する減塩食品用風味向上剤、並びに、減塩食品に、低減された食塩1重量部あたり0.05~0.3重量部のギ酸が含まれるように、該風味向上剤に添加することを含む、減塩食品の風味向上方法。【選択図】なし
