MILK-CONTAINING FOOD/DRINK COMPOSITION, UMAMI-TASTE IMPROVER FOR MILK-CONTAINING FOOD/DRINK COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING UMAMI-TASTE OF MILK-CONTAINING FOOD/DRINK COMPOSITION
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a novel umami-taste improver that has an excellent umami-taste improvement effect for milk-containing food/drink; a milk-containing food/drink composition whose umami-taste is improved by said umami-taste improver; and a method for improving umami-taste of milk-containing food/drink composition.SOLUTION: The milk-containing food/drink composition of the present invention has a protein content of 0.01 to 15 wt (%) and contains one or more component selected from the group consisting of: a sugar carboxylic acid whose aldehyde group at reduction terminal side of a starch decomposition product or transfer reaction product having a polymerization degree of 2 or more is oxidized; a salt thereof; and a lactone thereof.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】乳含有飲食品の呈味改善効果に優れた新規な呈味改善剤、及び、このような呈味改善剤により呈味が改善された乳含有飲食品組成物、及び、乳含有飲食品組成物の呈味を改善する方法を提供すること。【解決手段】本発明の乳含有飲食品組成物は、タンパク質の含量が0.01~15wt(%)であり、重合度2以上の澱粉分解物又は転移反応物の還元末端側のアルデヒド基が酸化された糖カルボン酸、その塩類及びそのラクトンからなる群から選択される少なくとも1つ以上の成分を含有する。【選択図】なし