THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A SEASONING SERVING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HYDROLYZED ANIMAL PROTEINS. THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A SEASONING COMPOSITION COMPRISING FREE PROLINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 8.0% OR MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION, WHEREIN THE SEASONING COMPOSITION IS NOT DERIVED FROM COLLAGEN OR GELATIN； A SEASONING COMPOSITION COMPRISING FREE PROLINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 6.0% OF MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION AND FREE GLYCINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 5.0% OR MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION, WHEREIN THE SEASONING COMPOSITION IS NOT DERIVED FROM COLLAGEN OR GELATIN； A YEAST EXTRACT COMPRISING FREE PROLINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 8.0% OR MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION； AND A SEASONING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A YEAST EXTRACT, WHEREIN THE SEASONING COMPOSITION COMPRISES FREE PROLINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 6.0% OR MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION AND FREE GLYCINE IN AN AMOUNT OF 5.0% OR MORE OF THE FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION, ETC. THE PRESENT INVENTION ALSO PROVIDES A YEAST STRAIN FOR USE IN PREPARING SUCH A SEASONING COMPOSITION AND SUCH A YEAST EXTRACT.
