A packaged beverage with a green tea extract mixed therein, which contains
(A) a non-polymer catechin, and (B) from 0.0001 to 20 wt %, in terms of
equivalent glucose amount, and less than 0.05 wt %, in terms of
equivalent fructose amount, of a carbohydrate, wherein the packaged
beverage has a pH of from 2 to 6. 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 over a long term
even when filled in a clear container and stored at high temperatures.