| abstract |
The present invention provides: a masking agent which contains at least one aroma compound selected from the group consisting of E-beta-damascone, S-(2-methyl-3-furyl) ethanethioate, beta-caryophyllene oxide, beta-ionone, 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane, methyl anthranilate, S-furfuryl thioformate, 1-isothiocyanate-3-(methylthio)propane, nootkatone, 1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione, sclareol, and sclareolide, and is for masking an unpleasant odor derived from a plant, especially a green odor of soybeans and an unpleasant odor derived from fats and oils of a processed meat product (hexanal odor etc.); a method for masking an unpleasant odor using the compound; and a method for producing an oral product obtained by masking an unpleasant odor. |