PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a quality improver for meat processed food with which food produced by processing meat as a raw material does not get hard even when cooked with heat, outflow of meat juice slightly causes to have excellent palate feeling, and also the yield of the food is improved: and to provide a method for improving quality of the meat processed food.SOLUTION: The quality improver for meat processed food contains at least one selected from mineral-preparation raw materials obtained by baking plants, as an active ingredient.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】食肉を原料とし加工した食品を加熱調理しても、肉質が硬くなることなく、かつ、肉汁の流出も少ないことから優れた食感が得られるとともに、歩留まりを向上させることのできる、食肉加工食品の品質改良剤および品質改良方法を提供する。【解決手段】植物を焼成することによって得られるミネラル製剤用原料から選ばれた少なくとも1種を有効成分として含有する。【選択図】なし