PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet mainly containing an insoluble dietary fiber such as chitosan, capable of being dispersed in water quickly while maintaining hardness of a fixed value or more, and a manufacturing method therefor.SOLUTION: There is provided a tablet containing a powder component of at least one of chitin and chitosan, having percentage of the powder component in all solid components of 10 mass% or more, particle size of the powder component passing sieves with 80 mesh, and hardness of 8 to 30 kgf. A water-containing raw material obtained by mixing the powder component and water is dried and classified to obtain a dried powder having water content of 15 mass% or less, and a mold raw material containing the obtained dried powder is tabled molded.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】一定以上の硬度を保ちながらも水中で速やかに分散しうる、キトサン等の不溶性食物繊維を主成分とする錠剤、及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】キチン及びキトサンの少なくともいずれかの粉末成分を含有するとともに、全固形分に占める粉末成分の割合が１０質量％以上であり、粉末成分の粒度が、８０メッシュの篩をパスする粒度であり、硬度が８～３０ｋｇｆの錠剤である。粉末成分と水を混合して得た含水原料を乾燥及び分級して、含水率が１５質量％以下の乾燥粉末を得、得られた乾燥粉末を含有する成型原料を錠剤成型する。【選択図】なし
