Abstract: An oil- or fat-processed starch obtainable by oil- or fat-processing a composition including component (A) corn starch, component (B) tapioca starch, component (C) edible oil or fat, and component (D) protein material, in which a blending amount of the component (B) with respect to a blending amount of the component (A) in the oil- or fat-processed starch is, as a mass ratio, ((B)/(A))=1/99 to 99/1.

Abstract: Provided is a powdery breader including a starch at a proportion of 75% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, in which the powdery breader includes, as the starch, a lowered molecular weight starch having an amylose content of 5% by mass or more and a peak molecular weight of 3×103 or more and 5×104 or less, at a proportion of 3% by mass or more and 45% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the powdery breader, in which a content of oversized particles retained on a sieve with openings of 0.1 mm in the powdery breader is 20% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, and in which the powdery breader is used for one or two or more deep-fried (-like) food products selected from the group consisting of hot showcase storage, room temperature storage, chilled storage, frozen storage, and microwave cooking.