A taste-enhancing agent for a fried food according to the present invention comprises taurine and a mixture of peptides having a molecular weight of 800,000-10,000, said mixture of peptides being derived from an animal or vegetable protein extract. A method for producing a fried food according to the present invention comprises sticking, to 100 parts by mass of a food material to be fried, 0.001-0.5 parts by mass of taurine and 0.001-0.5 parts by mass of a mixture of peptides having a molecular weight of 800,000-10,000, said mixture of peptides being derived from an animal or vegetable protein extract, and then frying. The taste-enhancing agent is usable as, for example, a seasoning for a fried food, a dusting powder or a batter material.本發明之炸物之呈味增強劑含有牛磺酸、及源自動物性或植物性蛋白之萃取物之分子量80萬~1萬之肽之混合物。本發明之炸物之製造方法係相對於食材100質量份使牛磺酸0.001~0.5質量份、及源自動物性或值物性蛋白之萃取物之分子量80萬~1萬之肽之混合物0.001~0.5質量份附著後進行油炸。呈味增強劑例如用作炸物用之調味料、撒粉或裹材等。
