Provided is a beverage that is stable in terms of color tone and savor even during hot storage or long-term storage. More specifically, provided is a packaged green tea beverage comprising 100 to 800 ppm of an ascorbic acid and 1 to 200 ppm of valine, and having a colorimetric lightness (L*) and chroma (C*) satisfying the following: (i) 75 ‰¤ L* ‰¤ 95 (ii) 15 ‰¤ C* ‰¤ 25.本發明之課題係即使於加溫保存與長期保存時,亦可提供具安定色調及風味之飲料。本發明之解決方式係將容器包裝綠茶飲料製成含有100~800ppm濃度之抗壞血酸類,與1~200ppm濃度之纈胺酸,且使用色差計之明度(L*)以及彩度(C*)係滿足下述條件。(i)75≦L*≦95(ii)15≦C*≦25
