| 摘要 |
Provided is a jelling agent composition, in the case of preparing a jellylike food, said jelling agent composition being capable of quickly gelling the food after dissolved in the food without requiring heating and cooling, not hardening the gel with the lapse of time and imparting to the food no undesirable taste at such a level as causing troubles. Also provided is a food that contains the jelling agent composition. The jelling agent composition according to the present invention comprises 5-25 mass% of sodium alginate, 2-10 mass% of calcium citrate, 0.4-2.5 mass% (on the anhydrous basis) of citric acid and an excipient, wherein the content ratio of calcium citrate to citric acid (calcium citrate/citric acid) is 2-5. |
