Provided are granules which are effective in improving the dispersibility of xanthane gum without causing a strange taste such as bitterness or harshness. Also provided is a process for producing the granules. Granules which contain 20 mass% or more xanthane gum and 1-7 mass% sodium gluconate and further contain 0.2-1.2 mass% magnesium chloride added together with a binder are produced by spraying an aqueous binder solution containing magnesium chloride over a powdery raw material which comprises xanthane gum and sodium gluconate, granulating the powdery raw material, and drying the granules.本發明提供一種可在不致於產生苦味或澀味等異味下改善三仙膠的分散性之造粒物及造粒物的製造方法。該造粒物係藉由對含有三仙膠及葡萄糖酸鈉之粉體原料，噴霧含有氯化鎂之黏結劑水溶液來造粒並加以乾燥，從而製造，且該造粒物含有三仙膠20質量%以上及葡萄糖酸鈉1至7質量%，並含有與黏結劑一起添加的氯化鎂0.2至1.2質量%。
