The present invention provides a deoxidant composition gentle to human bodies and environments which is excellent in the deoxidation effect, does not generate heat during use, can be put to a metal detector, and gives no problems to a human body even when it is ingested accidentally. Specifically, the present invention relates to a deoxidant composition comprising a polyphenol derivative obtainable by subjecting a polyphenol to a reaction using an alkaline solvent under the coexistence of an oxygen molecule at a pH during reaction of 6.5 or more, and one member selected from water, a water-donating compound and a moisture absorbent.