PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide novel compositions having at least one of an excellent whitening action and an anti-aging action, and having high safety, to provide highly safe whitening agents having excellent whitening action, to provide highly safe anti-aging agents having excellent anti-aging action, to provide highly safe skin cosmetic having at least one of an excellent whitening action and an anti-aging action, and to provide highly safe food and drinks having at least one of an excellent whitening action and an anti-aging action.SOLUTION: Provided are a glycyrrhiza extract fermented product, a whitening agent or an anti-aging agent containing the glycyrrhiza extract fermented product, and a skin cosmetic or a food and drink containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the glycyrrhiza extract fermented product, the whitening agent and the anti-aging agent, the fermented product being a fermented product by microorganisms, the glycyrrhiza being Glychyrrhiza glabra, and the microorganism being Lactobacillus plantarum.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた美白作用及び抗老化作用の少なくともいずれかを有し、安全性の高い新規組成物、優れた美白作用を有し、安全性の高い美白剤、優れた抗老化作用を有し、安全性の高い抗老化剤、優れた美白作用及び抗老化作用の少なくともいずれかを有し、安全性の高い皮膚化粧料、並びに優れた美白作用及び抗老化作用の少なくともいずれかを有し、安全性の高い飲食品の提供。【解決手段】カンゾウ抽出物の微生物による発酵物であって、前記カンゾウが、グリチルリーザ・グラブラ（Ｇｌｙｃｈｙｒｒｈｉｚａｇｌａｂｒａ）であり、前記微生物が、ラクトバチルス・プランタラム（Ｌａｃｔｏｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓｐｌａｎｔａｒｕｍ）であるカンゾウ抽出発酵物、前記カンゾウ抽出発酵物を含有する美白剤又は抗老化剤、並びに前記カンゾウ抽出発酵物、美白剤及び抗老化剤からなる群から選択される少なくとも１種を含有する皮膚化粧料又は飲食品である。【選択図】なし
