PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an Ume extract reduced in harsh taste and fully-containing original flavor of Ume fruit.SOLUTION: The Ume extract with reduced harsh taste is obtained by a method including freezing the Ume fruit to obtain frozen Ume fruit, immersing the frozen Ume fruit in a sugar solution, and obtaining an extract derived with sugar.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】エグミが抑制され、梅果実本来の香りを十分に含む梅エキスの提供。【解決手段】梅の果実を冷凍し、糖抽出し、場合により梅のアルコール抽出物を添加する。【選択図】なし