PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coffee extract having a rich roasted flavor and a sharp aftertaste.SOLUTION: There is provided the coffee extract containing the following components (A) and (B): (A) 19-40 mass ppm of 5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-2-methyl-3(2H)-furanone and (B) hydroxyhydroquinone ≤0.5 mass ppm in which a mass content ratio [(B)/(A)] of the component (A) and component (B) is ≤0.05.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】焙煎香が豊かで、かつ後味のキレのよいコーヒー抽出液を提供すること。【解決手段】次の成分(A)及び(B);(A)5-エチル-4-ヒドロキシ-2-メチル-3(2H)-フラノン:19~40質量ppm、及び(B)ヒドロキシヒドロキノン:0.5質量ppm以下を含有し、 成分(A)と成分(B)との含有質量比[(B)/(A)]が0.05以下である、コーヒー抽出液。【選択図】なし
