An object of the present invention is to provide a very effective health food for supplying a pungent substance, a bitter substance or a sour substance, in particular a pungent substance, thereby refreshing a body or feeling, preventing forgetting, and intensifying weakened muscles whereby the health food is useful in treating rheumatism, etc. The present invention relates to a health food product comprising a pungent, bitter and/or sour substance, especially to a health food product comprising at least an effective amount of pungent substances.