PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agent and a food composition for promoting expression of glutathione-S-transferase that can effectively promote expression of glutathione-S-transferase, which plays biologically important roles such as antioxidation and detoxication, and has high safety and can be readily blended in various foods and pharmaceuticals and the like and taken daily with ease.SOLUTION: The present invention provides an agent and a food composition for promoting expression of glutathione-S-transferase, containing 1-kestose as an active ingredient.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 抗酸化や解毒など、生体にとって重要な役割を果たすグルタチオン-S-転移酵素の発現を効果的に促進することができ、かつ、安全性が高く、様々な食品や医薬品等に容易に配合することないし日常的に簡便に摂取することができるグルタチオン-S-転移酵素の発現促進剤および発現促進用食品組成物を提供する。【解決手段】 1-ケストースを有効成分とする、グルタチオン-S-転移酵素の発現促進剤および発現促進用食品組成物。【選択図】 図3