<p>The present invention aims to provide an ink for ink jet recording that is excellent in storage stability and discharge stability and attains high coloration on regular paper or gloss paper and high glossiness on gloss paper. The ink for ink jet recording of the invention includes: water; and a pigment dispersed by using a polymer which is obtained by polymerizing at least 50% byweight ormore of benzyl acrylate and 15% by weight or less of (meth)acrylic acid as components of the polymer and has an acid value of no less than 50 mgKOH/g and no more than 120 mgKOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of no less than 20000 and no more than 120000.</p>
