PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat-resistant new gel material not dissolved even when subjected to retort sterilization while having a favorable taste of Mesona chinensis gel to provide a method for producing the same and to provide food and drink containing the gel material.SOLUTION: The heat-resistant new gel material is not dissolved even when heated at a temperature of &ge90°C, and is produced by mixing Mesona chinensis extract with at least one kind of pulverized wheat and heating the mixture followed by cooling the mixture.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】仙草ゲルの良好な食味を有しながら、レトルト殺菌でも溶解しない耐熱性を有する新規ゲル素材、その製造法およびこれを含有する飲食品を提供すること。【解決手段】仙草抽出物と、麦類の粉砕物の1種または1種以上の混合物を混合し、加熱後、冷却することにより、90℃以上の加熱でも溶解しない耐熱性の新規ゲル素材を得る。【選択図】なし