PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anti-obesity agent obtainable from a stock which can be staple food capable of being ingested on a daily basis, and has anti-obesity effect and high safety, and food and drink and animal food using the anti-obesity agent.SOLUTION: As the active ingredient of the anti-obesity agent, a grass at the date of germination, preferably, the extract of rye or wheat at the date of germination, preferably, the one after the lapse of 12 to 144 hr after absorption of water by un-germinated seed in the case of being germinated under the germination condition of 20 to <28°C or the extract of germinated matter after the lapse of 18 to 192 hr after the absorption of water by un-germinated seed in the case of being germinated under the germination condition of 12 to <20°C or the extract of germinated matter in which the length of the bud of the germinated matter is 1 to 180 mm is used.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】日常的に摂取できる主食と成り得る素材から得られる、抗肥満効果が高くかつ安全性が高い抗肥満剤ならびに該抗肥満剤を用いた飲食品および動物用飼料を提供すること。【解決手段】抗肥満剤の有効成分として、発芽期のイネ科植物、好ましくは発芽期のライ麦または小麦の抽出物、好ましくは、20~28℃未満の発芽条件において発芽させる場合に、未発芽種子に吸水させてから12~144時間経過したもの、または、12~20℃未満の発芽条件において発芽させる場合に、未発芽種子に吸水させてから18~192時間経過した発芽物の抽出物、或いは前記発芽物の芽の長さが、1mm以上180mm以下である発芽物の抽出物を用いる。【選択図】なし
