The present invention aims to provide a food or drink having an improved sharpness in an aftertaste without reduction in its peak sweetness. According to the present invention, a food or drink containing a sweetener in which sweetness persisting as an unpalatable aftertaste is suppressed, and which retains a nearly intact degree of sweetness of the sweetener at its peak can be obtained by adding a polymerized polyphenol, particularly, a polymerized catechin, which is a polymerized polyphenol derived from tea, to the food or drink.
本发明旨在提供一种食品或饮料,在不降低其峰值甜度的情况下,改善回味的尖锐度。根据本发明,在含有
甜味剂的食品或饮料中添加聚合多
酚,特别是聚合
儿茶素(一种从茶叶中提取的聚合多
酚),可以获得一种抑制
甜味剂持续难闻回味的食品或饮料,这种食品或饮料在
甜味剂的峰值甜度几乎保持不变。