PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means which can improve the foaming property of foods and drinks, particularly beverages by easy and inexpensive means.SOLUTION: A foaming agent comprises a sugar calcination product or reduction product thereof obtained by heating calcination treatment of sugar comprising ketose as constituent sugar, the sugar calcination product or reduction product thereof having a color valency of 0.2 or more, as an active ingredient.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡便かつ、安価な手段により、飲食品、特に飲料の気泡性を向上できる手段を提供すること。【解決手段】構成糖にケトースを含む糖質を、加熱焙焼処理した糖焙焼物またはその還元物であって、色価が0.2以上である糖焙焼物またはその還元物、を有効成分とする気泡剤。【選択図】なし
