PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently produce water-soluble extract, from an oil-soluble liquid obtained by extraction from an edible material, which abundantly includes a required active substance and easily dissolves in water with transparency, and which also stably keeps the transparency in subsequent preservation.SOLUTION: The method for producing water-soluble extract includes extracting, from an oil-soluble liquid obtained by extraction from an edible material, with a mixed solvent of the following substances (A) to (C): (A) ethanol, (B) water, (C) a water miscible organic solvent (except for ethanol), and/or electrolyte.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】可食性材料から抽出して得られた油溶性液体から、必要な有効成分を豊富に含み、かつ、水に容易に透明に溶解し、その後の保存においても透明性が安定な水溶性抽出液を効率よく得ること。【解決手段】可食性材料から抽出して得られた油溶性液体を、以下の(A)~(C)の混合溶剤で抽出することを特徴とする、水溶性抽出液の製造方法。(A)エタノール(B)水(C)水混和性有機溶剤(エタノールを除く)および/または電解質【選択図】 なし