ALPINIA SPECIOSA LEAF AND STEM EXTRACT COMPOSITION, ALPINIA SPECIOSA LEAF AND STEM EXTRACT-CONTAINING FOOD AND BEVERAGE, AND METHOD FOR AMELIORATING TASTE OF ALPINIA SPECIOSA LEAF AND STEM EXTRACT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract composition capable of ameliorating its taste of unpalatability such as bitterness, astringency by a simple operation, having excellent economic efficiency and safety in the production of food and beverage, extremely available and usable in a wide field requiring the Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract. SOLUTION: The Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract composition comprises (A) at least one kind of a compound selected from a sugar alcohol, an edible acid, a monosaccharide having a degree of sweetness of 0.1-0.7 that of sucrose and a disaccharide having a degree of sweetness of 0.1-0.7 that of sucrose and (B) the Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract. The food and beverage comprise the Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract. A method for ameliorating the Alpinia speciosa leaf and stem extract is provided.