A SEAWATER MINERAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION IS PRODUCED WHICH CONTAINS MINERAL COMPONENTS HAVING A GOOD EFFECT ON HEALTH, SUCH AS MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM, HAS A DECREASED CONTENT OF SODIUM, AND THUS CAN BE USED WIDELY FOR FOODS. WHEN PROCESSED, THE SEAWATER MINERAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION PROVIDES FOODS AND BEVERAGES USEFUL FOR PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND LIFESTYLE-RELATED DISEASES. THE SEAWATER MINERAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION IS OBTAINED BY SUBJECTING SEAWATER TO ELECTRODIALYSIS, AND HAS A SODIUM CONCENTRATION OF 6 MG/L OR LESS WHEN ADJUSTED TO FORM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION HAVING A HARDNESS OF 100 (EDTA METHOD).
