PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a highly safe ingredient (or a composition containing the ingredient) for simply improving qualities (textures, flavors, and the like) of fried foods a method for simply improving the quality of a fried food using the ingredient (or composition) a method for producing a fried food, and the like.SOLUTION: The texture and flavor of the fried food can simply be improved (for example, the juicy texture maintenance, animal smell removal or the like of a fried meat food passing through the freezing process) by adding a food additive, betaine, to the material, coating, batter liquid or the like for a fried food.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】油揚げ食品の品質(食感や風味など)を簡便に改善するための安全性の高い成分(又は当該成分を含有する組成物)、及び、当該成分(又は組成物)を用いた油揚げ食品の簡便な品質改善方法、油揚げ食品の製造方法等を提供する。【解決手段】食品添加物であるベタインを油揚げ食品の材料や衣、バッター液などに添加することで、簡便にその食感や風味の改善(例えば、冷凍工程を経た畜肉油揚げ食品のジューシー感の保持や獣臭さの除去など)をできる。【選択図】図1
