The present invention provides a novel
raw material that can improve the texture of
food products and also can impart a new function to
food products. The present invention relates to a
starch composition for
food products, the
starch composition having a type-B
viscometer viscosity (Pa·s) of 2-100 Pa·s, the
viscosity being determined when a
slurry that is obtained at 20°C, by mixing into the
starch composition for food products an
edible oil / fat in the amount of two times greater than the starch composition in terms of
mass and water in the amount of seven times greater than the starch composition in terms of
mass, in this order and without heating, is subjected to a
viscosity measurement under the condition of 30 rpm for 30 seconds. The starch composition also has a type-B
viscometer viscosity (Pa·s) that satisfies the condition of "the type-B
viscometer viscosity at 0°C is 2-30 times greater than the type-B viscometer viscosity at 90°C" and that is determined when the
slurry is cooled or heated and is subjected to
viscosity measurement under the condition of 30 rpm for 30 seconds.