Taste-modifier is a substance which acts on the taste receptor and changes
the function of the taste temporarily, not which changes the structure
of the taste substance.
To put it simply, Taste-modifier is a substance which tricks a tongue and changes the sense of the taste temporarily, not which changes a taste of food.
1.sweetness-inducing substance
(1)changing the sense of sour taste into the sense of sweet taste
Constituent | Plant | Origin | Comment |
Miraculin | Fruit of Richardella dulcifica(Synsepalum dulcificum Daniell) | West Africa | Protein |
Curculin | Fruit of Curculigo latifolia | Malaysia | Protein |
(2)changing the sense of water taste into the sense of sweet taste
Constituent | Plant | Origin | Comment |
Strogin | Leaf of Staurogyne merguensis Kuntze | Malaysia | Glycoside |
Curculin | Fruit of Curculigo latifolia | Malaysia | Protein |
2.sweetness-hindering substance
成分名 | 植物名 | 自生地 | 備考 |
Gimenic Acid | Leaf of Gymnema sylvetste | India | Glycoside |
Ziziphin | Leaf of Zizyphus jujuba | China・Japan | Glycoside |
ホタロシド | Leaf of Hovenia dulcus | China・Japan | Glycoside |
Gurmarin | Leaf of Gymnema sylvetste | India | Glycoside |
In this web site, I explain miracle fruit, curculigo, gymnema and staurogyne in detail.