PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel adhesive composition for food having excellent adhesive strength as well as no discoloration, foul taste and a foul smell and capable of easily controlling an extension of time for adhesion.SOLUTION: The adhesive composition for food comprises an arginic acid salt and a cured fat and oil-coated calcium salt having a specific eluted concentration of calcium, and the adhesive composition for food in which the eluted concentration of calcium of the cured fat and oil-coated calcium salt is 1 and 2 is provided: 1. The eluted concentration of calcium is &le50 ppm eluted concentration of calcium after 3 min, when the cured fat and oil-coated calcium salt is dispersed in water to be 1% as the calcium salt. 2. The eluted concentration of calcium is &ge18 ppm eluted concentration of calcium after 120 min, when the cured fat and oil-coated calcium salt is dispersed in water to be 1% as the calcium salt.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた接着力を有しつつ変色や異味・異臭がなく、接着猶予時間の制御が容易に行える新規食品接着用組成物を提供する。【解決手段】アルギン酸塩及び特定のカルシウム溶出濃度を有す硬化油脂被覆カルシウム塩からなる食品用接着組成物であって、硬化油脂被覆カルシウム塩のカルシウム溶出濃度が1および2である食品用接着組成物を提供する。1.硬化油脂被覆カルシウム塩をカルシウム塩として1%となるように水に分散させ、分散後3分経過時にカルシウム溶出濃度が50ppm以下である。2.硬化油脂被覆カルシウム塩をカルシウム塩として1%となるように水に分散させ、分散後120分経過時にカルシウム溶出濃度が18ppm以上である。【選択図】なし