Abstract: The present invention solves a conventional problem that it is not possible to predict menstruation-related information related to menstruation using abdominal sounds. A menstruation-related information output apparatus includes: a learning information storage unit in which learning information configured using two or more pieces of training data having sound information acquired from abdominal sounds of a user and menstruation-related information related to menstruation is stored; a sound information acquiring unit that acquires sound information from abdominal sounds of the user; a predicting unit that applies the learning information to the sound information acquired by the sound information acquiring unit, thereby acquiring menstruation-related information; and an output unit that outputs the menstruation-related information acquired by the predicting unit. Accordingly, it is possible to predict menstruation-related information using abdominal sounds from the abdomen.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel sparkling beverage having foam retention and a method for improving foam retention. According to the present invention, provided is a sparkling beverage containing Reb. D and Reb. M, wherein a content of Reb. D is 60 to 600 ppm, a content of Reb. M is 50 to 600 ppm, a total content of Reb. D and Reb. M is 110 ppm to 700 ppm, and (Reb. D content)/(Reb. M content) is 2.50 or less, and pH is 2.5 to 6.0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sweetened beverage compositions comprising the steviol glycoside rebaudioside D (Reb D) and combinations of Reb D and rebaudioside M (Reb M). The present invention also relates to methods to reduce the degradation and improve the stability of Reb D.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to: determine the structure of a novel steviol glycoside which is detected from species containing a large amount of Reb. C (also referred to as dulcoside B), and a trace amount of which is capable of influencing the quality of taste; and understand the taste characteristics of said steviol glycoside. The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.

Abstract: Transgenic plants with modified flower color, or their inbred or outbred progeny, or their propagates, partial plant bodies, tissues or cells, are provided. A delphinidin-type anthocyanin and a flavone C-glycoside in which the 7-position and T-position hydroxyl groups are methylated, are caused to coexist in plant cells.

Abstract: A beverage including (a) a high-intensity sweetener in an amount corresponding to a sweetness intensity X1, and (b) an amino acid or a derivative or a salt thereof in an amount less than a taste recognition threshold, wherein the beverage has a sweetness of a sweetness intensity X3 exhibited by the components (a) and (b), 0.1<X1<X3 is satisfied, and the beverage is one selected from a coffee beverage and a tea beverage.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a non-alcoholic beer-taste beverage having an improved quality of bitterness. The present invention provides a non-alcoholic beer-taste beverage having an iso-?-acid content of 15 to 60 ppm and an ethyl glucoside content of 5 to 50 ppm, wherein a ratio of iso-?-acid to ethyl glucoside, i.e., iso-?-acid/ethyl glucoside, is 6.0 or less.

Abstract: A beer-taste beverage, in which a bitterness value is 18 BUs or less, the total nitrogen amount is 5 to 140 mg/100 mL, the total polyphenol amount is 3 to 200 ppm by mass, and the content of 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine is 0.02 ppb by mass or more.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aromatizing material having excellent floral aroma. The tea aroma composition including linalool, geraniol, and 2-methylbutanal, and has a weight ratio of 2-methylbutanal content to total linalool and geraniol content which is adjusted to be in the range of from 0.010 to 0.215.

Abstract: A non-alcoholic beer-taste beverage comprising 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine, in which the content of 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine (Y) is 80 ppb by mass or less, based on the total amount of the non-alcoholic beer-taste beverage.

Abstract: A fruit juice beverage that contains: (a) a high-intensity sweetener in an amount equivalent to a sweetness intensity of X1; and (b) an amino acid, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof exhibiting taste perception below the taste perception threshold. A sweet taste of sweetness intensity X3 is produced as a result of containing components (a) and (b), and 0.1<X1<X3 is satisfied.

Abstract: Conventionally, it is not possible to acquire appropriate information regarding a blood sugar level or alert a user. With a health support device A that includes a blood sugar level acquisition unit C31 that acquires a blood sugar level of a user; a judgment unit C33 that judges whether or not blood the sugar level satisfies a predetermined output condition; and an output unit C4 that outputs blood sugar level information regarding the blood sugar level when the judgment result indicates that the output condition is satisfied, it is possible to acquire appropriate information regarding the blood sugar level and alert the user.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a limonene-containing alcoholic beverage whose limonene- and alcohol-induced bitterness is masked, a method of producing the same, a method of reducing limonene- and alcohol-induced bitterness of a limonene-containing alcoholic. beverage, and use of ethyl glycoside for reducing limonene- and alcohol-induced bitterness of a limonene-containing alcoholic beverage. The present invention relates to an alcoholic beverage containing 0.5 to 50 mg/L limonene and 5 to 5000 mg/L ethyl glycoside.

Abstract: The present invention solves a problem that it is difficult for conventional information processing apparatuses to obtain objective information on the gut condition. An information processing apparatus 100 includes: a sound information acquiring unit 141 that acquires sound information regarding abdominal sounds, which are sounds emanating from the abdomen, of a user; a gut score acquiring unit 149 that acquires a gut score related to a gut condition of the user, using input information containing the sound information acquired by the sound information acquiring unit 141 and learning information prepared in advance; and a gut score output unit 161 that outputs the gut score acquired by the gut score acquiring unit 149. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain objective information on the gut condition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a tea aroma composition wherein the excellent aroma of tea leaves is enhanced. In the method for producing a tea aroma composition, tea leaves are treated by steam distillation to collect a distillate and then the obtained distillate is subjected to distillative concentration.

Abstract: A coffee extract with increased coffee-specific aroma and reduced off-flavors is provided. The ratio of (A) the peak area ratio of 2,3-butanedione to (B) the sum of the peak area ratio of guaiacol and the peak area ratio of 4-ethylguaiacol [(A)/(B)] in the coffee extract is adjusted to a specific range. Alternatively, the ratio of (a) the concentration (ppb) of 2,3-butanedione to (b) the total concentration (ppb) of guaiacol and 4-ethylguaiacol [(a)/(b)] in the coffee extract is adjusted to a specific range.

Abstract: A container-packed carbonated beverage, in which the content of ethanol is less than 1.0 (v/v) %, the content of carbon dioxide gas is 0.10 to 5.0 kg/cm2, and the content of 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid is 30 to 10500 ppb by mass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a browning-inhibiting composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R21, R22, R23, R24, R26 and R27 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and at least one of R21 or R23 is a hydrogen atom; when R23 represents a hydrogen atom, at least one of R22 or R24 represents a substituent; R25 represents a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a substituent; R22 and R23, or R23 and R24 may be bonded together to form a ring with an oxygen atom and a carbon atom to which these Rs are bonded; R25 and R26, or R26 and R27 may be bonded together to form a ring structure with carbon atoms to which these Rs are bonded; X represents an oxygen atom or —CH2—; and a dashed line may represent a double bond.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sweetened beverage compositions comprising the steviol glycoside rebaudioside D (Reb D) and combinations of Reb D and rebaudioside M (Reb M). The present invention also relates to methods to reduce the degradation and improve the stability of Reb D.