Tablet, printed matter, and edible ink printing method

A printed matter, comprising:

• an ink used for printing is an edible ink, and
• the edible ink comprises an edible dye,
• wherein a ratio of the total area of a plurality of printed parts printed while performing thinning printing to the area of a printed part printed without performing thinning printing (total area of printed parts printed while performing thinning printing/area of printed part printed without performing thinning printing) is defined as a printing area ratio, the printing area ratio is within the range of 30% or more and 80% or less.

An edible ink printing method, comprising the steps of;

• performing thinning printing so that when a ratio of the total area of a plurality of printed parts printed while performing thinning printing to the area of a printed part printed without performing thinning printing (total area of printed parts printed while performing thinning printing/area of printed part printed without performing thinning printing) is defined as a printing area ratio, the printing area ratio is within the range of 30% or more and 80% or less,
• with an ink used for printing being an edible ink, and
• with the edible ink comprising an edible dye.