PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inhibitor for methylmercaptan becoming a problem in oral hygiene, and to provide an oral composition for preventing foul breath formulating the inhibitor.SOLUTION: The methylmercaptan inhibitor or the oral composition comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of an extract of olive leaves, an extract of fruits of Rubus idaeus, an extract of flowers of Caryophylli Flos, an extract of leaves of Argania spinosa, an extract of leaves of bilberry, an oil-soluble extract of licorice, an extract of leaves of cherry, an extract of buds of rose and an extract of bark of pine.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】口腔衛生上問題となるメチルメルカプタンの抑制剤およびそれを配合した口臭予防用の口腔用組成物の提供。【解決手段】オリーブ葉抽出物、キイチゴ果実抽出物、チョウジ花抽出物、アルガニアスピノサ葉抽出物、ビルベリー葉抽出物、油溶性カンゾウ抽出物、サクラ葉抽出物、バラ蕾抽出物および松樹皮抽出物からなる群より選ばれる一種以上からなるメチルメルカプタン抑制剤または口腔用組成物。【選択図】なし