PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water activity reducing agent that is remarkably excellent in the effect of reducing water activity, and a variety of food products including the water activity reducing agent and being more excellent in preservation properties than before.SOLUTION: A water activity reducing agent includes (A) sorbitol, (B) xylitol and/or (C) erythritol. When the water activity reducing agent includes (A) and (B) or (A) and (C), the weight ratio of (A) and (B), (A):(B), is in the range from 50:50 to 25:75, or the weight ratio of (A) and (C), (A):(C), is in the range from 80:20 to 66.7:33.3. When the water activity reducing agent includes (A), (B) and (C), the content of (A) is 20 to 80 wt.% of the total amount of the water activity reducing agent, and the content of (C) is 25 wt.% or less of the total amount of the water activity reducing agent. A food product including the water activity reducing agent is also provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】水分活性を減少させる効果が著しく優れた水分活性減少剤、及び前記水分活性減少剤を含み、従来よりも保存性に優れた各種食品を提供する【解決手段】(A)ソルビトールと、(B)キシリトール及び/又は(C)エリスリトールとを含有する水分活性減少剤であって、水分活性減少剤が(A)と(B)又は(A)と(C)とからなる場合は、(A)と(B)との重量割合(A):(B)が50:50~25:75の範囲であるか、又は、(A)と(C)との重量割合(A):(C)が80:20~66.7:33.3の範囲であり、水分活性減少剤が(A)、(B)及び(C)からなる場合は、(A)の含有量は水分活性減少剤全量の20~80重量%であり、かつ、(C)の含有量が水分活性減少剤全量の25重量%以下であることを特徴とする水分活性減少剤及びこの水分活性減少剤を含む食品を提供する。【選択図】なし
