PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a powdery composition, prevented from getting scattered and lost due to spice vaporization even if a highly volatile substance such as spice is used for a core substance, completely enclosing the core substance such as spice, sweetener, seasoning, acidulant or functional substance, excellent in heat resistance and preservation stability, having a high fluidity of powder, hardly causing blocking even under a high-humidity environment, gradually causing discharge of the core substance due to chewing when blended in chewing gum and maintaining the discharge for a long time.SOLUTION: The method for producing the powdery composition includes: mixing a powdery core substance and a powdery or flake-like shellac in a powder state, heating the mixture to put it into a melting or half-melting condition, and cooling, solidifying and crushing the product.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】芯物質として香料の様な揮発性の高い物質を用いても揮散による散逸がなく、香料、甘味料、調味料、酸味料、機能性物質などの芯物質が完全に包接され、耐熱性および保存安定性に優れ、また、粉末の流動性が高く、高湿度環境下でもブロッキングを起こしにくく、さらには、チューインガムなどに配合した場合に、咀嚼による芯物質の放出が徐々に起こり、長時間持続する粉末組成物の製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】粉末状の芯物質、および、粉末状またはフレーク状のシェラックを粉体状態で混合し、これらの混合物を加熱して溶融または半溶融状態とした後、冷却、固化し、粉砕することを特徴とする粉末組成物の製造方法。【選択図】なし
