BEVERAGE HAVING ENHANCED SOURNESS

• Main Authors: HONJO TAKAYUKI, ASANO YU, KARASUTANI YUKIE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 28.03.2023
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

To provide a beverage having effectively enhanced sourness.SOLUTION: Provided is a beverage comprising L-ergothioneine and a sourness component, wherein the acidity X (%) and the L-ergothioneine content Y (w/w%) in the beverage satisfy either (i) 0.03≤X and Y≥0.00005 or (ii) 0.00001≤X<0.03, and Y≥0.001×e-100X.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】効果的に酸味が増強された飲料を提供する。【解決手段】Ｌ－エルゴチオネインと酸味成分とを含有する飲料において、飲料中の酸度Ｘ（％）とＬ－エルゴチオネインの含有量Ｙ（ｗ／ｗ％）とが、（ｉ）０．０３≦Ｘ、かつＹ≧０．００００５、あるいは（ii）０．００００１≦Ｘ＜０．０３、かつＹ≧０．００１×ｅ－１００Ｘのいずれかをを満たすようにする。【選択図】なし