PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a highly safe ingredient (or a composition containing the ingredient) for the juicy texture holding for and/or animal smell removal of a fried meat food a method for simply holding the juicy texture of the fried meat food for and/or removing the animal smell of the fried meat food using the ingredient (or composition) a method for producing the fried meat food and the like.SOLUTION: Beet fibers (especially beet fibers obtained by treating dried beet pulp crushed products with ethanol) are added to the clothing, batter liquid or the like of the fried meat food.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】畜肉油揚げ食品のジューシー感保持及び/又は獣臭さ除去をするための安全性の高い成分(又は当該成分を含有する組成物)、及び、当該成分(又は組成物)を用いた畜肉油揚げ食品の簡便なジューシー感保持及び/又は獣臭さ除去方法、畜肉油揚げ食品の製造方法等を提供する。【解決手段】ビートファイバー(特に乾燥甜菜パルプ粉砕物をエタノールで処理したビートファイバー)を畜肉油揚げ食品の衣、バッター液などに添加する。【選択図】図1