PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a physical property-improving agent and/or a physical property-retaining agent which comprise a food raw material inhibiting the quality deterioration of foods due to freezing and heating, have the high effects and do not damage the flavors of cooked processed foods, and to provide a food containing the same. ;SOLUTION: A food raw material is used as a raw material for cooked processed foods, has a starch aging-preventing function and/or a protein denaturation-preventing function without deteriorating the tastes, flavors and textures of the foods and comprises ≤15 wt.% of maltose and ≥75 wt.% of maltotriose as solid contents. Therein, the cooked processed foods each contains starch and/or protein as main components except water, and more concretely contains one or more materials selected from starch, wheat flour, egg and minced meat as raw materials except water. The food raw material is used as a physical property-improving agent and/or a physical property-retaining agent for the cooked processed foods.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO
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