DISCLOSED IS AN OIL-AND-FAT COMPOSITION HAVING A HIGH -LINOLENIC ACID CONTENT, A HYPERTENSION-AMELIORATING EFFECT, A GOOD FLAVOR, AND GOOD STORAGE STABILITY. ALSO DISCLOSED IS A FOOD OR BEVERAGE CONTAINING THE OIL-AND-FAT COMPOSITION. THE OIL-AND-FAT COMPOSITION COMPRISES AT LEAST ONE VEGETABLE OIL A SELECTED FROM FLAX OIL, PERILLA OIL AND PERILLA SEED OIL, RICE OIL AND AT LEAST ONE VEGETABLE OIL B SELECTED FROM RAPE SEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND CORN OIL AT A RATIO AMONG THE VEGETABLE OIL A, THE RICE OIL AND THE VEGETABLE OIL B [I. E., A (VEGETABLE OIL A) / (RICE OIL) / (VEGETABLE OIL B)RATIO)] OF 20-35/15-25/40-65 BY MASS, WHEREIN THE -LINOLENIC ACID CONTENT IN THE CONSTITUENT FATTY ACIDS CONTAINED IN THE OIL-AND-FAT COMPOSITION IS 15 TO 30 MASS%.
