| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a lipid metabolism improver hardly damaging the texture when the improver is added to various foods and drinks, drugs, etc. SOLUTION: This lipid metabolism improver comprising a starch material containing dietary fiber is obtained by carrying out a moist heat treatment of a starch and/or a derivative thereof having >=30 wt.% amylose content, and used for a food, a drug, a pet food, etc. The lipid metabolism improver has activities for reducing neutral fat in blood plasma and for reducing activities of synthetic enzyme of a fatty acid, and is expected to have activities for preventing hyperlipemia, obesity, cardiac disease such as cardiac failure, thrombosis, diabetes, etc. A high amylose corn starch and/or a derivative thereof are preferably used as the starch and/or a derivative thereof having >=30 wt.% amylose content. |
