[Problem] To provide a semi-solidified nutritive agent in which the occurrence of syneresis is minimized. [Solution] A semi-solidified nutritive agent comprising at least: a nutrient including a carbohydrate and a protein source water agar and at least one type of thickener selected from the group consisting of pectin, locust bean gum, soybean polysaccharide, and guar gum wherein the amount of agar contained is 0.1-0.8 mass% in relation to the total amount of nutritive agent, and the amount of thickener contained is 0.2-1.0 mass% in relation to the total amount of nutritive agent.本發明提供一種抑制脫水(syneresis)的發生之半固形化營養劑。本發明之半固形化營養劑,係至少包含:含糖質與蛋白質源之營養素、水分、洋菜,以及選自果膠、刺槐豆膠、大豆多糖類及瓜爾膠所成組群中之至少一種的增黏劑者,上述洋菜之含量相對於營養劑總量為0.1至0.8質量%,上述增黏劑之含量相對於營養劑總量為0.2至1.0質量%。
