PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing high-purity β-arbutin from Dendrobium phalaenopsis plants or processed products thereof in an industrial advantageous manner.SOLUTION: Dendrobium phalaenopsis plants or processed products thereof are subjected to extraction with hydrophilic solvent, an extract therefrom is concentrated, a concentrate therefrom is subjected to fractionating extraction with lipophilic solvent and hydrophilic solvent, and the resultant lipophilic solvent layer is concentrated, so that high-purity β-arbutin can be obtained.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1