PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for maintaining the original flavor of container-packed heat-treated food and drink and a method for producing the container-packed food and drink.SOLUTION: There are provided: a method for maintaining the flavor of container-packed heated food and drink, including making food and drink, to be put in a container and heat-treated, contain (a) a saccharide composition containing panose or (b) a saccharide composition containing panose and maltose a method for producing the container-packed heated food and drink with the maintained original flavor of the food and drink or a method for inhibiting the degradation of original flavor components of food and drink and a flavor-maintaining agent of container-packed heated food and drink containing (a) the saccharide composition containing panose or (b) the saccharide composition containing panose and maltose.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】 容器詰め加熱処理飲食品において飲食物本来の風味を維持する方法及び容器詰め飲食品の製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】 容器に入れて加熱処理する飲食物に、(a)パノースを含有する糖組成物、又は(b)パノース及びマルトースを含有する糖組成物を含有させることを特徴とする容器詰め加熱飲食品の風味維持方法、飲食物本来の風味が維持された容器詰め加熱飲食品の製造方法又は飲食物本来の風味成分の分解抑制方法;(a)パノースを含有する糖組成物、又は(b)パノース及びマルトースを含有する糖組成物を含有する容器詰め加熱飲食品の風味維持剤。【選択図】なし
