PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packed black tea having a clear taste in which a green tea flavor is inhibited while containing an abundance of epigallocatechin gallate.SOLUTION: A packed black tea has the following (A) and (B): (A) epigallocatechin gallate 0.01-0.1 mass% and (B) methylation catechin, with a mass ratio between component (A) and component (B) [(A)/(B)] of 1-100.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】エピガロカテキンガレートを強化しつつ、緑茶風味が抑制され、すっきりとした味わいの容器詰紅茶飲料を提供すること。【解決手段】次の(A)及び(B);(A)エピガロカテキンガレート 0.01~0.1質量%(B)メチル化カテキンを含有し、成分(A)と成分(B)との質量比[(A)/(B)]が1~100である、容器詰紅茶飲料。【選択図】なし