Provided are packaged, tea-based beverages, which contain non-polymer
catechins at high concentration, are reduced in bitterness, acridness and
the like, and are improved in flavor and taste. They contain the
following ingredients (A), (B) and (C):
(A) from 320 mg/500 mL to 1,300 mg/500 mL of non-polymer catechins,
(B) caffeine, and
(C) water, wherein:
(D) the content of non-epicatechins in the non-polymer catechins is from
40 to 80 wt. %,
(E) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to the caffeine is from
5 to 8,
(F) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to total polyphenols is
from 0.88 to 1.0,
(G) the turbidity is 0.7 or lower, and
(H) the pH is from 5 to 7.
