PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saltiness increasing agent, decreasing the quantity of salt used without impairing the taste of food and drink.SOLUTION: This saltiness increasing agent includes a solid content originated from a plant, which is separated from cellular tissue of vegetables of liliaceae and passes through a mesh of 140, a product of Maillard reaction and a flavor component containing a sulfur containing compound. Saltiness increased food and drink using the agent and a method of increasing saltiness in the food and drink are provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】飲食品の味を損なうことなく食塩の使用量を減じることが可能な塩味増強剤を提供する。【解決手段】ユリ科野菜の細胞組織から分離され、140メッシュを通過する植物由来固形分と、メイラード反応生成物および含硫化合物とを含有する風味成分と、からなることを特徴とする塩味増強剤、それを用いた塩味増強飲食品、飲食品における塩味増強方法。【選択図】なし
