PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel Maillard reaction inhibitor.SOLUTION: A Maillard reaction inhibitor contains one or more extracts of plants selected from the plant group consisting of plants belonging to the genus Sterculia, plants belonging to the genus Choerospondias, plants belonging to the genus Mangifera, plants belonging to the genus Rhus, plants belonging to the genus Garcinia, plants belonging to the genus Lindera, plants belonging to the genus Persicaria, plants belonging to the genus Rumex, plants belonging to the genus Antenoron, plants belonging to the genus Aleurites, plants belonging to the genus Acacia, plants belonging to the genus Trapa, plants belonging to the genus Eugenia, plants belonging to the genus Millettia, plants belonging to the genus Cornus, plants belonging to the genus Areca, plants belonging to the genus Myrica as active ingredients.SELECTED DRAWING: None