| abstract |
A non-tea-packaged beverage containing a green tea extract mixed therein with the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) 0.06 to 0.5% by weight of non-polymer catechins and (B) 9 to 13.5 mM citric acid or a salt thereof. The pH is from 3.4 to 4.2. This beverage includes catechins at high concentration, has decreased bitterness and astringency, is suitable for long-term drinking and is excellent in stability of bitterness and astringency and also in feeling when swallowed, and moreover, the color tone remains stable for a long time even if packaged in a clear pack and stored at high temperature. |