The present invention provides a granular substance containing starch at a content of 45% by weight or more, said granular substance comprises one, two or more of the starch(es) of the partially hydrolyzed starch at a content of 7% by weight or more, of which the starch having an amylose content of 5% by weight or more is treated by any one, two or more of acid treatment, oxidation treatment or enzyme treatment； after adding 40g water to 5g granular substance for absorbing water at 30℃ for 1 hour, the rate of water absorption is 250% by weight or more and 700% by weight or less； compressing the dough obtained by adding 40g water to 5g granular substance for absorbing water at 30℃ for 1 hour at a pressure of 141.5g/cm2 and 30℃ for 10 minutes, the rate of syneresis is 7% by weight or more； and the granular substance that sieved over a 0.5 mm-opening sieve are at a content of 40% by weight or more and 100% by weight or less.本發明提供一種粒狀物，其係含有澱粉45重量%以上者，且於該粒狀物中，含有作為上述澱粉之包含1種或2種以上對直鏈澱粉含量5重量%以上之澱粉進行酸處理、氧化處理或酶處理中之任1種或2種以上處理而得之上述部分分解澱粉的澱粉7重量%以上，相對於該粒狀物5 g添加40 g之水而於30℃下吸水1小時後之吸水率為250重量%以上且700重量%以下，以141.5 g/cm2之壓力於30℃下對相對於該粒狀物5 g添加40 g之水而於30℃下吸水1小時之吸水麵糰進行10分鐘壓縮時之壓縮離水率為7重量%以上，並且該粒狀物中之網眼0.5 mm篩上之粒子之含量為40重量%以上且100重量%以下。
