A liquid beverage of the present invention contains the following components: (A) tannin (B) 0.1-0.5% by mass of a chlorogenic acid and (C) a protein, wherein the mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the component (A) to the component (B) is 0.7-3.0, the mass ratio [(C)/(B)] of the component (C) to the component (B) is 0.05-0.23, and the pH is 5.0-7.0.本發明係一種液體飲料, 其含有 如下成分(A)~(C): (A)單寧 (B)綠原酸類 0.1~0.5質量%、及 (C)蛋白質,且 成分(A)與成分(B)之質量比[(A)/(B)]為0.7~3.0, 成分(C)與成分(B)之質量比[(C)/(B)]為0.05~0.23,且 pH值為5.0~7.0。無