An object of the present invention is to provide a glucan containing at least one residue selected from an N-acetylglucosamine residue and a galactose residue, and a modified product. The branched glucan of the present invention is a branched glucan wherein the branched glucan has a plurality of non-reducing ends and at least one residue selected from an N-acetylglucosamine residue and a galactose residue is bound via an ±-1,4-bond to each of two or more non-reducing ends of the branched ±-1,4-glucan, but neither an N-acetylglucosamine residue nor a galactose residue is present at the position other than the non-reducing ends of the branched ±-1,4-glucan.
