The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equol from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same. The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.本發明之目的在於：提供一種已從含雌馬酚之大豆胚軸發酵物萃取出含有雌馬酚之有用成分的萃取物以及製造其之方法。於本發明中，使用乙醇水溶液作為萃取溶劑，對含雌馬酚之大豆胚軸發酵物進行萃取處理，藉此而有效率地從該大豆胚軸發酵物萃取出含雌馬酚之有用成分。此外，對含雌馬酚之大豆胚軸發酵物依序實施使用乙醇水溶液之萃取處理以及使用乙醇之萃取處理，可在有效萃取雌馬酚及黃豆素黃酮(Glycitein)的同時，一併減低皂苷(saponin)含量，其係造成令人不快氣味之成因。
