PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition and functional foods for reducing blood neutral lipid excellent in reduction action of blood neutral lipid concentration, particularly an increasing inhibitory effect of postprandial blood neutral lipid concentration.SOLUTION: A composition for reducing blood neutral lipid containing a heating fermentation ginger obtained by heating fermented ginger and/or an extract thereof as an active ingredient is useful for prevention and/or improvement of hyperlipidemia, because an outstanding reduction action of blood neutral lipid is observed. The composition for reducing blood neutral lipid has a safety and an excellent palatability, and is easy to orally ingest daily, thereby not only being ingested in its natural condition, such as a form of granule, capsule, tablet, or liquid, but also being considered as functional foods by mixing with drinks such as various kinds of tea and jelly to easily ingest for a long time.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】血中中性脂肪濃度の低減作用、特に食後の血中中性脂肪濃度の上昇抑制作用に優れる血中中性脂肪低減用組成物及び機能性食品を提供する。【解決手段】発酵ショウガを加熱して得られる加熱発酵ショウガ及び/又はその抽出物を有効成分として含有する血中中性脂肪低減用組成物は、優れた血中中性脂肪の低減作用が認められるため、高脂血症の予防・改善に有用である。当該血中中性脂肪低減用組成物は、安全で嗜好的にも優れ、日常的に経口摂取のしやすいため、顆粒状、カプセル状、タブレット状又は液状などの形状でそのまま摂取するだけでなく、各種の茶、ゼリー等の食品、飲料と混ぜて機能性食品とすることで、長期的に摂取することも容易である。【選択図】図2
