The purpose of the present invention is to provide an acetate compound in which acetic acid odor can be reduced and decomposition of glucose can be suppressed even when the acetate compound is made to coexist with glucose. This compound is a higher-order acetate compound containing acetic acid-sodium acetate mixed crystals, wherein a diffraction peak A at 2θ=8.8°±0.2° and a diffraction peak B at 2θ=22.3°±0.2° are observed in a powder X-ray diffraction measurement, and the ratio Ia/Ib of the integrated intensity Ia of the diffraction peak A to the integrated intensity Ib of the diffraction peak B is less than 1.447. By using the higher-order acetate compound, volatilization of acetic acid can be effectively suppressed, acetic acid odor can be reduced, and decomposition of glucose can be suppressed even when the acetate compound is made to coexist with glucose.
