This technology provides a simple and versatile method for suppressing the shrinkage of
food products such as meat and seafood. [Solution] A food
muscle fiber and / or collagen shrinkage inhibitor comprising one or more
sugar alcohols selected from (a) to (g) below as an
active ingredient; (a)
sorbitol, (b) reduced
starch syrup having a
sugar composition of 30-50% by
mass of monosaccharides, 20-55% by
mass of disaccharides, and 40% by
mass or less of trisaccharides or more, (c) reduced
starch syrup obtained by reducing
starch syrup having a
dextrose equivalent of more than 55 and less than 100, (d) reduced starch syrup having a
sugar composition of less than 30% by mass of monosaccharides and less than 50% by mass of pentasaccharides or more, (e) reduced starch syrup obtained by reducing starch syrup having a
dextrose equivalent of more than 35 and less than 55, (f) reduced starch syrup having a sugar composition of 50% by mass or more of pentasaccharides or more, (g) reduced starch syrup obtained by reducing starch syrup having a
dextrose equivalent of 10 to 35.