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Disclosed is a mineral absorption improver which has excellent safety and excellent taste, can be ingested for a long period, and can improve the absorption of minerals. The mineral absorption improver comprises an oligosaccharide and a fermented milk product as active ingredients. The mineral absorption improver can improve the absorption of minerals, particularly zinc, by a synergistic effect of the oligosaccharide and the fermented milk product, even though the mineral absorption improver is a composition having a lower oligosaccharide content than those of the conventional mineral absorption improvers. When the mineral absorption improver is prepared using galactooligosaccharide (which is a compound hardly decomposed under acidic conditions) as the oligosaccharide, the mineral absorption improver can be added to compositions such as acidic foods and pharmaceutical preparations. |