Food composition

Abstract

To provide a technology for enhancing the rich aroma of food compositions containing organic acids and organic acid ethyl esters. [Solution] A food composition containing an organic acid, containing ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less, and wherein the ratio of ethanol content to organic acid ethyl ester content is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

Claims

1. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, (A) to (C): (A) Isobutyraldehyde, (B) Acetoin, and (C) Isoamyl alcohol, A beverage containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the following.

2. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 1, further comprising (A) isobutyraldehyde at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

3. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 1, further comprising (B) acetoin at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

4. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 1, further containing (C) isoamyl alcohol at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

5. The beverage according to claim 1, comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of (A) to (C).

6. The beverage according to claim 1, comprising at least three components selected from the group consisting of (A) to (C).

7. The beverage according to claim 1, wherein the total content of components (A) to (C) is 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

8. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, (D) to (H): (D) methanol, (E) n-butanol, (F) n-amyl alcohol, (G) 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, and (H) 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, A beverage containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the following.

9. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 8, further comprising (D) methanol at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

10. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 8, further containing (E)n-butanol at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

11. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 8, further containing 0.001 to 10000 ppb of (F)n-amyl alcohol.

12. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 8, further containing (G) 1-hydroxy-2-propanone at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

13. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 8 contains 0.001 to 10000 ppb of (H)5-hydroxymethylfurfural.

14. The beverage according to claim 8, comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of components (D) to (H).

15. The beverage according to claim 8, comprising at least three components selected from the group consisting of components (D) to (H).

16. The beverage according to claim 8, comprising at least four components selected from the group consisting of components (D) to (H).

17. The beverage according to claim 8, comprising at least five components selected from the group consisting of components (D) to (H).

18. The beverage according to claim 8, wherein the total content of the aforementioned components (D) to (H) is 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

19. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, (I) to (L): (I) Ethyl hydrogen succinate, (J) 3-methylthio-propanoic acid, (K) 1-propanol, and (L) Octanoic acid, A beverage containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the following.

20. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 19, further containing (I) ethyl hydrogen succinate at a concentration of 0.001 to 10000 ppb.

21. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 19, further containing 0.001 to 10000 ppb of (J)3-methylthiopropanoic acid.

22. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 19, further containing 0.001 to 10000 ppb of (K)1-propanol.

23. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 19, further containing 0.001 to 10000 ppb of (L)octanoic acid.

24. The beverage according to claim 19, comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of components (I) to (L).

25. The beverage according to claim 19, comprising at least three components selected from the group consisting of components (I) to (L).

26. The beverage according to claim 19, comprising at least four components selected from the group consisting of components (I) to (L).

27. The beverage according to claim 19, wherein the total content of the above components (I) to (L) is 0.01 to 100,000 ppb.

28. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, (M) to (R): (M) Nerol, (N) Geraniol, (O) Linalool, (P) Limonene, (Q) Ethyl propionate, and (R) γ-Undecanolactone, A beverage containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the following.

29. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing (M) nerol at a concentration of 0.001 to 100,000 ppb.

30. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing 0.001 to 100,000 ppb of (N) geraniol.

31. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing (O) linalool in a concentration of 0.01 to 1,000,000 ppb.

32. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing (P) limonene at a concentration of 0.001 to 1,000,000 ppb.

33. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing (Q) ethyl propionate at a concentration of 10 to 1,000,000 ppb.

34. Furthermore, the beverage according to claim 28, further containing (R)γ-undecanolactone at a concentration of 1 to 10,000,000 ppb.

35. The beverage according to claim 28, comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of components (M) to (R).

36. The beverage according to claim 28, comprising at least three components selected from the group consisting of components (M) to (R).

37. The beverage according to claim 28, comprising at least four components selected from the group consisting of the aforementioned components (M) to (R).

38. The beverage according to claim 28, comprising at least five components selected from the group consisting of the aforementioned components (M) to (R).

39. The beverage according to claim 28, comprising at least six components selected from the group consisting of components (M) to (R).

40. (M) The nerol content is 0.001 to 100,000 ppb. (N) The geraniol content is 0.001 to 100,000 ppb. (O) The linalool content is 0.01 to 1,000,000 ppb. (P) The limonene content is between 0.001 and 1,000,000 ppb. (Q) The ethyl propionate content is 10 to 1,000,000 ppb, and (R) The γ-undecanolactone content is 1 to 10,000,000 ppb. The beverage according to claim 28, which satisfies at least one selected from the group consisting of the following.

41. Furthermore, the beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 40, further containing phytin.

42. A beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 40, wherein the acetic acid content is 5.0% by mass or less.

43. The beverage according to claim 42, wherein the acetic acid content is 0.001% by mass or more.

44. A beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 40, wherein the sodium chloride content is 1.0% by mass or less.

45. A method for enhancing a rich aroma by preparing a beverage that contains acetic acid, ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less, and the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content to 0.005 or more.

46. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, (A) to (R): A method for suppressing alcohol odor by preparing a beverage containing at least one selected from the group consisting of (A) isobutyraldehyde, (B) acetoin, (C) isoamyl alcohol, (D) methanol, (E) n-butanol, (F) n-amyl alcohol, (G) 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, (H) 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, (I) ethyl hydrogen succinate, (J) 3-methylthiopropanoic acid, (K) 1-propanol, (L) octanoic acid, (M) nerol, (N) geraniol, (O) linalool, (P) limonene, (Q) ethyl propionate, and (R) γ-undecanolactone.

47. It contains acetic acid and ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or higher. Furthermore, a method to suppress acidity by preparing a beverage to contain phytic acid.

48. The method according to claim 46, wherein a beverage is prepared to contain a total of two or more components, each selected from at least two groups selected from the group consisting of components (A) to (C), the group consisting of components (D) to (H), the group consisting of components (I) to (L), and the group consisting of components (M) to (R).

49. It contains acetic acid, It contains ethanol at a concentration of 10,000 ppm or less. Furthermore, the preparation of the beverage includes ensuring that the ratio of ethanol content to ethyl acetate content is 0.005 or more. A method for producing a beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 40, further comprising preparing the beverage to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of components (A) to (R).

50. The manufacturing method according to claim 49, further comprising preparing the beverage to contain phytic acid.

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