PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an Arabushi for extracting extraction components rich in taste components, poor in bitter components, capable of adsorbing fragrance and easily holding the same because of being porous, and capable of being crashed and a producing method by which the Arabushi can be economically and easily produced and producing days can be dramatically reduced.SOLUTION: Arabushi for extracting extraction components rich in glutamic acid and inosinic acid being taste component and poor in hypoxanthine being a bitter component is characterized by having the following characteristics 1 to 3. In the characteristic 1, a surface roughness is 2 to 8 mm, a surface area is (10 to 25)×10&mu；m. In the characteristic 2, a breaking force of a test piece of a dice type solid content 4g of a size of 2.2×2×1 (thickness) cm is 2,000 to 3,000 g. In the characteristic 3, a water content is 20 to 50 mass%.【課題】旨味成分が多く、苦味成分が少なく、多孔質であるので薫香を吸着して保持し易く、かつ破砕し易いエキス成分抽出用荒節および経済的に容易にかつ製造日数を大幅に削減できる製造方法の提供。【解決手段】旨味成分のグルタミン酸およびイノシン酸の含有量が多く、苦味成分のヒポキサンチンの含有量が少ないエキス成分抽出用荒節であって、少なくとも下記の特性１～３を有することを特徴とするエキス成分抽出用荒節によって課題を解決できる。（特性）１．表面粗さが２－８μｍ、表面積が（１０－２５）×１０４μｍ２である。２．２×２×１（厚さ）ｃｍの大きさのサイコロ型固形分４ｇの試験品の破断荷重が２０００－３０００ｇである。３．水分含有量が２０～５０質量％である。【選択図】図１
