PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottled green tea beverage in which umami, sweetness, astringency, and bitterness are in harmony with each other in good balance.SOLUTION: The present invention is a tea beverage that contains (A) gallate-type catechins, (B) free catechins, and (C) monogalactosyl diglyceride, and their contents, per 1 L of the beverage, are as follows: (a) (A)+(B)=100-1500 mg, (b) (B)>(A), and (c) (C)/(B)=0.0030-0.2000.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】旨味・甘味・渋味・苦味がうまく調和し、バランスのとれた容器詰め緑茶飲料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)ガレート型カテキン、(B)遊離型カテキン及び(C)モノガラクトシルジグリセリドを含有する茶飲料であって、それらの含有量が飲料1L当たり、(イ)(A)+(B)=100~1500mg、(ロ)(B)>(A)、(ハ)(C)/(B)=0.0030~0.2000とする。【選択図】なし
