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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Susumu Ohishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Naitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Iwasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikazu Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Ohishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Naitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Iwasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikazu Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a beverage having a concentrated or purified tea extract incorporated therein and containing the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) non-polymer catechins from 0.092 to 0.5 wt. %, (B) quinic acid at a weight ratio of [(B)/(A)] falling within a range of from 0.01 to 0.1. The beverage of the present invention is suited for daily drinking, because it does not generate an uncomfortable aftertaste which will otherwise remain after bitterness or astringency peculiar to catechins is alleviated by a sweetener or the like.