PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flavor-improving agent for food products, and to provide a masking agent for drug.SOLUTION: The flavor-improving agent for food products or the masking agent for drug contains a branched saccharide or its reduced product having a polymerization degree of 5-10.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】食品用風味改善剤および製剤用マスキング剤の提供。【解決手段】重合度5~10の分岐糖類を含んでなる、風味改善剤および製剤用マスキング剤。【選択図】なし