PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide iron-containing food or beverage capable of maintaining excellent texture, flavor or the like, even when a surface-treatment such as masking is not applied thereto.SOLUTION: In iron-containing food or beverage, which is food or beverage containing iron-containing powder, the powder contains ferric pyrophosphate and a sodium component, and (1) the content of ferric pyrophosphate in the powder is 95 wt.% or more, (2) the mole ratio of [(Fe+Na)/P] in the powder is 0.8-1.0, and (3) the ratio of [most-frequent pore diameter/average particle diameter] in the powder is 0.005-0.9.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】マスキング等の表面処理を施さなくても良好な食感、風味等を維持できる鉄含有飲食品を提供する。【解決手段】鉄含有粉末を含む飲食品であって、前記粉末はピロリン酸第二鉄及びナトリウム成分を含み、(1)前記粉末中におけるピロリン酸第二鉄の含有量が95重量%以上であり、(2)前記粉末における[(Fe+Na)/P]のモル比が0.8~1.0であり、(3)前記粉末における[最頻細孔直径/平均粒子径]の比が0.005~0.9である、ことを特徴とする鉄含有飲食品に係る。【選択図】なし
