To provide an oil absorption reducing agent, an oil absorption reducing method and an oil and fat composition for fried food, capable of reducing oil absorption of fried foods.SOLUTION: There is provided an oil absorption reducing agent for fried food, containing a crude purified oil purified in a purification process for obtaining an edible oil from an oilseed raw material with omitting a deoxidation process as an active ingredient. There is provided an oil absorption reducing method for fried food including cooking fried foods by using an oil and fat composition for fried food containing an edible oil and fat and the crude purified oil with the content of the crude purified oil of 0.01 mass% to 4 mass%. There is provided the oil and fat composition for fried food containing the oil absorption reducing agent with the content of the crude purified oil of 0.01 mass% to 4 mass%.SELECTED DRAWING: None
