Provided is a unique coffee-flavor imparting, enhancing, or modulating agent for a coffee food or drink, the coffee-flavor imparting, enhancing, or modulating agent being capable of conveniently imparting, enhancing, or modulating the rich aroma or taste of freshly ground roasted coffee beans by being added to a coffee processed product in a small amount. Also provided is a food or drink to which the coffee-flavor imparting, enhancing, or modulating agent is added.本發明提供一種可藉由少量添加於咖啡加工品中,而簡便賦予、增強、調整咖啡烘焙豆之鮮磨(freshly-ground)之芳醇香氣及味道之獨特咖啡飲食品用之咖啡風味賦予、增強或調整劑及添加其之飲食品。藉由使烘焙咖啡之水萃取物與過熱水蒸氣接觸,而獲得咖啡風味飲食品用之風味賦予、增強或調整劑。且,藉由於咖啡風味飲食品中添加該咖啡風味飲食品用之風味賦予、增強或調整劑,可簡易且有效地進行風味之改善。
