| abstract |
[PROBLEMS] To provide a novel gelling agent comprising a sugar derivative. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A gelling agent comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2). Wherein R 1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 9 to 20 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 13 to 20 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 9 to 20 carbon atoms, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl group which may have a substituent, and R 3 and R 4 each represent a hydroxy group. |