A packaged beverage with a green tea extract mixed therein, comprising the
following ingredients (A), (B) and (C): (A) from 0.01 to 1.0 wt % of
non-polymer catechins, (B) oxalic acid or a salt thereof, and (C)
caffeine, wherein a content weight ratio [(B)/(A)] of said oxalic acid or
salt thereof (B) to said non-polymer catechins (A) is from 0.00005 to
0.1, and a content weight ratio [(A)/(C)] of said non-polymer catechins
(A) to said caffeine (C) is from 5 to 10000. The packaged beverage
contains catechins at high concentration, is reduced in bitterness and
astringency and is suited for long-term drinking, is excellent in the
stability of bitterness and astringency and also in the feeling as it
passes down the throat, and further, remains stable in its color tone
even when filled in a clear container and stored at high temperatures.