A particulate composition, wherein a hydrophilic substance is polydispersed in a matrix of a fat composition having a solid fat content at 25 C of 58% or more and a solid fat content at 37 C of 90% or less and a coating fat composition containing 45% by weight or more of a triglyceride comprising at least both a saturated fatty acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a saturated fatty acid having 14 or more carbon atoms as constituent fatty acids, wherein the proportion of the saturated fatty acid having 14 or more carbon atoms in the constituent fatty acids of the whole fat exceeds 50% by weight.