PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a konjak powder having a high content ratio of dietary fiber, capable of controlling a ratio of water soluble dietary fiber and water insoluble dietary fiber according to an object, and useful for direct ingestion of dietary fiber and mixing with food, and to provide an efficient manufacturing method of the same.SOLUTION: A konjak powder is obtained by: preparing a mixture by mixing a konjak base powder and a sugar calcium hydroxide aqueous solution in a state that powder grains contained in the konjak base powder retain a form as grains supplying the sugar calcium hydroxide aqueous solution into the powder grains in the mixture and generating insoluble dietary fiber at a ratio in accordance with a supply amount of calcium to the powder grains in the powder particles.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】食物繊維の含有割合が高く、目的に応じて水溶性食物繊維と不溶性食物繊維の割合を制御可能であり、食物繊維の直接摂取や食品への配合に有用な、こんにゃく粉末及びその効率よい製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】こんにゃく原料粉末と糖水酸化カルシウム水溶液を、こんにゃく原料粉末に含まれる粉末粒子が粒子としての形態を維持した状態で混合して混合物を調製し、混合物中で、粉末粒子に糖水酸化カルシウム水溶液を供給し、粉末粒子中で粉末粒子へのカルシウムの供給量に応じた割合で不溶性食物繊維を生成させてこんにゃく粉末を得る。【選択図】なし
