A packaged beverage with a green tea extract mixed therein, which contains
(A) a non-polymer catechin, (B) oxalic acid or a salt thereof, and (C)
caffeine, where the content weight ratio (B)/(A) is from 0.00005 to 0.1,
and the content weight ratio (A)/(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.