Provided is a dust core which has excellent specific resistance or excellent strength. A dust core according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: soft magnetic particles; a first covering layer which is formed of aluminum nitride and covers the surface of each soft magnetic particle; and a second covering layer which is formed of low-melting-point glass having a softening point that is lower than the annealing temperature of the soft magnetic particles, and which covers at least a part of the surface of the first covering layer. The first covering layer, which is formed of aluminum nitride, has excellent wettability to the low-melting-point glass that constitutes the second covering layer, while preventing diffusion of constituent elements between each soft magnetic particle and the low-melting-point glass of the second covering layer. It is considered that the dust core according to the present invention more stably exhibits high specific resistance and high strength than conventional dust cores due to this synergistic effect of the first covering layer and the second covering layer.