can be easily dispersed in the high salt concentration of the aqueous medium, in particular, oil The dispersion stabilizing effect of the non-emulsifying oil is high in a large amount, including food and drink, further suspension stabilizing effect, to provide a cellulose composition that combines a shape retaining effect, further, by using the cellulose composition, low density in quality and production suitability of snacks sense of confectionery, and it is an object of the present invention also improve texture of bakery products. Cellulose and water-soluble polysaccharides, and a modified starch, are dispersed so as to be 0.01% by mass concentration of 5 wt% aqueous sodium chloride solution, after passing through the ultrasonic treatment for 2 minutes, a laser diffraction / scattering type using a particle size distribution analyzer, the volume frequency histogram measured by the refractive index 1.04, with a particle size distribution 1 m or less of the component is at least 6% provides a cellulosic composition.高塩分濃度の水系媒体で容易に分散することができ、特に、油を多量含む飲食品において非乳化型の油の分散安定効果が高く、さらに懸濁安定効果、保形効果を兼ね備えたセルロース組成物を提供すること、更に、当該セルロース組成物を用いて、低密度で軽食感の菓子の品質及び製造適性、並びにベーカリー製品の食感も改善することを課題とする。セルロース及び水溶性多糖類と、加工澱粉とを含み、5質量%の塩化ナトリウム水溶液中に0.01質量%濃度となるように分散させ、超音波処理を2分間経た後に、レーザー回折/散乱式粒度分布計を用い、屈折率1.04にて測定される体積頻度ヒストグラムにおいて、1μm以下の成分が6%以上である粒度分布を有する、セルロース組成物を提供する。
