The present invention provides an orally disintegrating tablet which is rapidly disintegrated in an oral cavity, is easily produced, has desired appropriate hardness, and is superior in storage stability, and a production method thereof.An orally disintegrating tablet containing (a) one or more saccharides or sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of mannitol, lactose, xylitol, sucrose, erythritol and glucose and (b) low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and substantially free of a starch disintegrant, which tablet is produced by steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components (a) and (b) by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product. A method of producing an orally disintegrating tablet substantially free of a starch disintegrant, including steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product.
