PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat-granting agent capable of simply obtaining the heat-granting effect by the contact with an aqueous medium at &le60°C, and a method for producing a food and a macerated food by using the same.SOLUTION: This heat-granting agent is provided by mixing 0.1 to 15 pts.wt. range aqueous medium at &le60°C based on 100 pts.wt. anhydrous trehalose, and the macerated food heat-granted with the heat-granting agent is also provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】60℃以下の水性媒体との接触によって、簡単に温熱効果が得られる温熱付与剤及びそれを用いた食品並びに加水食品の製法を提供する。【解決手段】無水トレハロース100重量部に対して、60℃以下の水性媒体を0.1~15重量部の範囲で混合して用いる温熱付与剤および該温熱付与剤により温熱付与された加水食品。【選択図】なし