Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cacao bean-derived food material showing little oil seepage and various foods using the same. A composition having a particle size distribution in the range of 10 ?m to 1.5 mm and containing undisrupted cacao bean cells is provided. A composition containing undisrupted cacao bean cells, which has a free fat content ratio of 60% by weight or lower based on oil content is also provided. A composition containing 30% or more of undisrupted cells in cacao bean cells is further provided. A composition containing undisrupted cacao bean cells, which has a breaking strength of 3 kgf or lower is further provided.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and the like capable of producing a large amount of fructooligosaccharide-containing oil-based confectionery having low hygroscopicity. In the method for producing fructooligosaccharide-containing oil and fat according to the present invention, fructooligosaccharide is pulverized with at least the oil and fat and an emulsifier in a closed system pulverizer to obtain fructooligosaccharide-containing oil and fat. Then, a fructooligosaccharide-containing oil-based confectionery can be produced from the fructooligosaccharide-containing oil-based confectionery base obtained by mixing the fructooligosaccharide-containing oil and fat with the oil-based confectionery base or the raw material thereof. This fructooligosaccharide-containing oil-based confectionery has extremely low hygroscopicity, and if stored in a good environment, the moisture content can be kept extremely low at the point of 210 days from the time of production.