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(57) [Problem] To provide a functional food and a medicine having an antioxidant action and an antihypertensive action, which can be taken safely, and which can be manufactured at low cost. The present invention also provides a method for producing the functional food. SOLUTION: The present invention provides a functional food and a medicine comprising a soybean protein-decomposed mixture obtained by decomposing heat-denatured soybean protein with an enzyme. Further, a step of heat-treating the soybean protein to obtain a denatured soybean protein, and decomposing the denatured soybean protein with an enzyme, Obtaining a soy protein-degraded mixture, the method comprising producing a functional food containing the soy protein mixture. |