PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder composition for food, containing a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester as a main component, and having extremely good powder characteristics so as to be uniformly compounded with the food.SOLUTION: The powder composition for the food contains the polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester and a dextrin, and has 2-9.5 cm3/g specific volume.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】ポリオキシエチレンソルビタン脂肪酸エステルを主成分とし、食品に均一に配合し易いよう、極めて良好な粉末特性を有する食品用粉末組成物の提供。【解決手段】ポリオキシエチレンソルビタン脂肪酸エステル及びデキストリンを含有し、比容積が2~9.5cm3/gである食品用粉末組成物。【選択図】なし