PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide artificial cuttlefish which can be stably supplied throughout the year, and which can be eaten without worry by even a person who has to restrict his/her dietary and who suffers from allergy and a production method thereof.SOLUTION: There is provided a production method of the artificial cuttlefish comprising: a mixing step S1 in which, a raw material contains a seaweed extract object, a cereal powder, a texture addition agent, a konjac powder, and thickening polysaccharide, the texture addition agent is formed of one or more kinds selected from a tapioca powder, nata de coco, and starch powder, 20-30 mass% of the seaweed extract object, 35-55 mass% of the cereal powder, and 10-40 mass% of the texture addition agent are included with respect to the total solid weight, water is added to the raw material and the mixture of the water and the raw material is heated and mixed and made a paste and a molding step S2 for transferring the raw material which is made a paste into a molding container, then, putting a coagulation fluid to the molding container for coagulation. The artificial cuttlefish produced by the method is also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】一年を通じて安定供給可能であり、食事制限やアレルギーのある人も安心して食べることのできる人工イカ及びその製造方法の提供。【解決手段】海藻抽出物と、穀物粉と、食感付与剤と、蒟蒻粉と、増粘多糖類とを含む原材料からなり、食感付与剤はタピオカ粉、ナタデココ、デンプン粉から選ばれる1種又は2種以上であり、全固形分重量に対して、海藻抽出物は20~30重量%、穀物粉は35~55重量%、食感付与剤は10~40重量%の範囲で配合してあり、前記原材料に水を加えて加熱させながら混練し、ペースト化する混練工程S1と、ペースト化した原材料を成形容器へ移した後、当該成形容器に凝固液を流し込んで凝固させる成形工程S2を有する人工イカの製造方法、及び、この製造方法によって得られる人工イカ。【選択図】図1
