摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide use of a hydroxycitric acid derivative or its salt enabling production of a diet food and/or a diet oral agent more excellent in effect than that of a conventional one. <P>SOLUTION: The hydroxycitric acid derivative or its salt is used for producing food and/or an oral agent and is represented by the formula (I), wherein R<SP>1</SP>comprises an acyl group which may contain branch, unsaturated connection or substituent, the residue of 2-30C aliphatic carboxylic acid or 7-30C aromatic carboxylic acid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |