PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product satisfying requirements for low-fat products in which unpleasant or strong tastes such as bitterness and acidity are reduced and contents of sugar and/or calories and/or artificial sweetener are not increased because products with such characteristics are desired especially for low-viscosity products (beverages, etc.).SOLUTION: In the food product, bitterness, acidity and/or astringency are masked. The novel product contains a sweetener and 0.2-25 mass% of phytosterol ester. In the food product, the content of the sweetener is smaller than that in a regular product.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】苦味又は酸味等の不快な味覚又は強い味覚を減らし、糖及び/又はカロリー及び/又は人工甘味料含量を増やさない低脂肪製品が必要である。特に、低粘度(飲料等)で、これらの特性を有する製品が望ましい。本発明はこれらの要件を満たす製品を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は、苦味、酸味及び/又は渋味をマスクした食用製品に関する。新規な該製品は、甘味料と、0.2~25質量%の植物ステロールエステルとを含み、レギュラー製品と比較して甘味料量が少ない。【選択図】なし
