PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid food and beverage such as a palatable beverage imparted with thick taste and fatty taste (smooth texture and rich body) without roughness, floury taste, and pasty taste； a composition for an instant palatable beverage for preparation of the palatable beverage； a manufacturing method of the liquid food and beverage； and a texture imparting agent for use therein.SOLUTION: The liquid food and beverage contains a cross-liked starch physically micronized to have a median size of 4.9 &mu；m or less. The manufacturing method of a liquid food and beverage includes using a cross-linked starch physically micronized to have a median size of 4.9 &mu；m or less as a raw material. The method for improving the texture of a liquid food and beverage includes using a cross-linked starch physically micronized to have a median size of 4.9 &mu；m or less as a texture imparting agent. The texture imparting agent including a cross-linked starch physically micronized to have a median size of 4.9 &mu；m or less as active ingredient is added to a liquid for imparting at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty taste, thick taste, and white turbidity to the liquid.
