Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oral retention composition in which a decrease in the viscosity of an acidic polysaccharide due to a functional substance is suppressed even when the functional substance is basic. The present invention relates to an oral retention composition comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of shellac and zein, a functional substance, and an acidic polysaccharide, the functional substance coated with the at least one compound selected from the group consisting of shellac and zein being mixed with the acidic polysaccharide.

Abstract: Provided an acidic liquid preparation containing a herb and/or animal-origin extract at high concentration to suppress time-dependent occurrence of precipitation and/or opacity. A liquid preparation containing a herb-origin extract having pH of 3.0 to 5.5 and containing the herb-origin extract at a concentration of 5 to 50 w/v % (dry weight) to the total amount of the liquid preparation, containing a caramel at a concentration of 0.5 to 20 w/v % to the total amount of the liquid preparation, wherein the caramel has isoelectric point of 2.5 to 4.0 and 1.0 w/v % aqueous solution of the caramel has pH of 4.5 to 6.0. A liquid preparation containing an animal-origin extract having pH of 3.0 to 5.5 and containing the animal-origin extract at concentration of 5 to 50 w/v % (dry weight) to the total amount of the liquid preparation, containing a caramel at concentration of 0.5 to 20 w/v % to the total amount of the liquid preparation, wherein the caramel has isoelectric point of 0.5 to 4.0 and 1.