An object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning composition which is highly safe to the human body, has excellent sweet taste and first taste, and can be used as an alternative to an animal protein hydrolysate without causing any problem. Means for solving the problem is a seasoning composition comprising a yeast extract obtained from yeast fungus bodies cultured under conditions advantageous for production of alanine, wherein the seasoning composition contains 20% by weight or more of free alanine based on free amino acids.
