PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide aroma and/or spice extract microencapsulated yeast expressing aroma and also taste as eating time advances while having low aroma expression at the beginning of eating and thereby allowing an eater to enjoy the taste inherent in a food product, and imparting body feeling and luxury feeling to the food product.SOLUTION: The aroma and/or spice extract microencapsulated yeast is obtained by coating the surface of a microcapsule in which aroma and/or spice extract are/is contained in the bacterial cell of the yeast, with oil or fat. The aroma and/or spice extract microencapsulated yeast coated with the oil or fat bring(s) satisfactory flavor-enhancing effect to the food product even with a small dosage to give satisfactory body taste and luxury feeling to the food product.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】喫食当初は香りの発現が低く食品本来の味を堪能することが可能でありながらも、喫食時間と共に香り、更には呈味が発現し、食品にボディ感と高級感を与えることが可能な酵母マイクロカプセル化香料及び/又は香辛料抽出物を提供する。【解決手段】酵母の菌体内に香料及び/又は香辛料抽出物を内包したマイクロカプセルの表面を油脂で被覆する。【効果】油脂で被覆された酵母マイクロカプセル化香料及び/又は香辛料抽出物は少量の添加量であっても、食品に十分な香味増強効果をもたらし、十分なボディ感や高級感を食品に付与することができる。【選択図】図2
