The present invention relates to a processed food or beverage composition containing a
dextrin having the following characteristics (a) to (d): (a) the
dextrin has a blue value within the range of 0.4 to 1.2, (b) having a
gel strength of 4 N / cm2 or more as measured after being dissolved in
distilled water at 80° C. to prepare a 30 wt %
aqueous solution of the
dextrin, and then being allowed to stand at 5° C. for 24 hours, (c) having a
viscosity of 100 mPa·s or less as measured after being dissolved in
distilled water at 25° C. to prepare a 30 wt %
aqueous solution of the dextrin, and then being allowed to stand at 25° C. for five minutes; and (d) the ratio (A / B) of the following gel strengths A and B being 2 or less: A: a
gel strength (N / cm2) as measured after being dissolved in
distilled water at 80° C. to prepare a 30 wt %
aqueous solution of the dextrin, and then being allowed to stand at 5° C. for 24 hours, and B: a
gel strength (N / cm2) as measured after being dissolved in distilled water at 25° C. to prepare a 30 wt % aqueous solution of the dextrin, and then being allowed to stand at 5° C. for 24 hours. Examples of the processed food or beverage composition to which the present invention is directed include: fatty tissue substitutes;
processed meat foods prepared using the fatty tissue substitutes in place of fat tissue;
emulsion-like foods;
emulsion foods; cheese-like foods; processed foods which are prepared using the cheese-like foods in place of cheeses;
sugar confectioneries; and beverages.