| abstract |
An object is to provide a high-concentrate licorice polyphenol preparation having a high bioavailability. Another object is to maintain the high transparency of a water-based material when the composition is added to the material, without impairing the essential nature of the material. Disclosed is a licorice polyphenol preparation comprising a hydrophobic licorice extract composed mainly of a licorice polyphenol, a middle-chain fatty acid triglyceride and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, wherein the ratio between the total weight of the hydrophobic licorice extract and the middle-chain fatty acid triglyceride and the weight of the polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester ranges from 1:1 to 1:10. |