The purpose of present invention to provide a particulate composition that has the excellent provides moldability and useful as a composition that is used as an outer layer of a solid preparation, especially an easy-to-take solid preparation and the like； a composition for an easy-to-take solid preparation, which comprises the particulate composition and a gelling agent that will show slipperiness when it is brought into contact with water； and a solid preparation comprising the composition. The present invention relates to a particulate composition comprising sugar alcohol and a water-insoluble polymer； a composition for an easy-to-take solid preparation, which comprises the particulate composition and a gelling agent that will show slipperiness when it is brought into contact with water； and a solid preparation comprising the composition and the like.
