PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a burning inhibitor capable of inhibiting burning of food and drink, occurring when sterilizing the food and drink by heat-treatment in production or a plate-type sterilization machine (for instance, a UHT sterilization machine), without affecting taste of the food and drink, a method for inhibiting by an easy method burning of food and drink to a production apparatus and a plate-type sterilization machine in heat treatment, and a method for producing food and drink for inhibiting burning.SOLUTION: A burning inhibitor of food and drink contains welan gum. The food and drink is a milk-containing beverage, and contains the burning inhibitor. A method for inhibiting burning of the food and drink includes addition of welan gum in the food and drink produced passing a heat treatment step. A method for producing the food and drink inhibiting burning to a plate-type sterilization machine includes adding welan gum to the food and drink produced passing the heat treatment step.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】飲食品の呈味に影響を与えることなく、製造における加熱処理やプレート式殺菌機(例えば、UHT殺菌機等)で飲食品を殺菌する際に生じる、飲食品の焦げ付きを抑制する焦げ付き抑制剤、簡便な方法で、加熱処理時の製造装置やプレート式殺菌機への飲食品の焦げ付きを抑制する方法、及び焦げ付きを抑制する飲食品の製造方法の提供。【解決手段】ウェランガムを含有する飲食品の焦げ付き抑制剤。飲食品が乳入り飲料であって焦げ付き抑制剤を含有する飲食品。加熱処理工程を経て製造される飲食品において、ウェランガムを添加して飲食品の焦げ付きを抑制する方法。加熱処理工程を経て製造される飲食品に、ウェランガムを添加するプレート式殺菌機への焦げ付きを抑制する飲食品の製造方法。【選択図】なし