PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing an easily dispersible compression molded product containing insoluble dietary fibers such as chitosan as a main component and easily dispersing in hydrophilic solvents containing water, while maintaining a given degree or more of hardness.SOLUTION: Provided is a method for producing an easily dispersible compression molded product that includes: the step of pulverizing a crude material that contains a crude material containing at least one of chitin and chitosan, and water, with a water content (1) of 15% by mass or more, to obtain a powder component； the step of imparting kinetic energy while adjusting the water content of the obtained powder component so as to obtain a water-containing raw material having a water content (2) of 50% by mass or less； the step of drying the obtained water-containing raw material to obtain a dry powder having a water content (2) of 15% by mass or less； and subjecting a molding raw material containing the obtained dry powder at 10% by mass or more to compression molding.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】一定以上の硬度を保ちながらも水を含む親水性溶媒中で素早く分散する、キトサン等の不溶性食物繊維を主成分とする易分散性圧縮成形物の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】キチン及びキトサンの少なくともいずれかを含む粗体、並びに水を含有する、含水率（１）が１５質量％以上である粗体原料を粉砕処理して粉末成分を得る工程と、得られた粉末成分の水分量を調整するとともに、運動エネルギーを付与して、含水率（２）が５０質量％以下である含水原料を得る工程と、得られた含水原料を乾燥して、含水率（２）が１５質量％以下である乾燥粉末を得る工程と、得られた乾燥粉末を１０質量％以上含有する成形原料を圧縮成形する工程と、を有する易分散性圧縮成形物の製造方法である。【選択図】なし
