PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a plant-derived soft capsule coating having a high film sheet strength and good adhesiveness and capable of obtaining excellent film performance； and a soft capsule.SOLUTION: There is provided a soft capsule coating which comprises the following components (A) and (B): (A) iota carrageenan and (B) waxy corn starch subjected to wet heat treatment in the presence of a salt, wherein the content mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the component (A) to the component (B) is 0.4 to 3 and the content mass ratio [carrageenan/starch] of carrageenan including the component (A) to starch including the component (B) is 0.29 to 1.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】高い皮膜シート強度及び良好な接着性を有し、且つ優れた皮膜性能が得られる植物性の軟カプセル皮膜及び軟カプセルの提供。【解決手段】次の成分（Ａ）及び（Ｂ）：（Ａ）イオタカラギナン（Ｂ）塩の存在下で湿熱処理がされてなるワキシーコーン澱粉を含有し、成分（Ａ）と成分（Ｂ）の含有質量比［（Ａ）／（Ｂ）］が０．４～３であり、且つ成分（Ａ）を含むカラギナンと成分（Ｂ）を含む澱粉類の含有質量比［カラギナン／澱粉類］が０．２９～１であることを特徴とする軟カプセル皮膜。【選択図】なし
