PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molding agent for use in viscoelastic food dough which is capable of decreasing the stickiness of viscoelastic food dough, of maintaining its excellent shape-keeping capacity, and of enabling continuous production of a viscoelastic food product, regardless of the composition of the viscoelastic food dough, the moisture content therein and a molding method employed a viscoelastic food product using the agent and a method of producing the viscoelastic food product.SOLUTION: The molding agent for use in the viscoelastic food dough contains gelatinized starch. The viscoelastic food product employing the same is produced by the method of producing the viscoelastic food product including stirring/mixing the gelatinized starch and a raw material of the viscoelastic food dough to produce the viscoelastic food dough, and subsequently molding the resulting dough into a shape.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】粘弾性食品生地の組成、水分含量、成形方法に拘わらず、粘弾性食品生地のべたつきを抑制して、優れた保形性を保持し、連続生産性を付与する粘弾性食品生地用成形剤、それを用いた粘弾性食品及び粘弾性食品の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】アルファ化澱粉を含有することを特徴とする粘弾性食品生地用成形剤、それを用いた粘弾性食品及びアルファ化澱粉を粘弾性食品生地原料と共に攪拌混合して粘弾性食品生地とした後成形することを特徴とする粘弾性食品の製造方法により達成する。【選択図】 なし
