PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide, in the field of packed milk-containing beverages, a milk-containing beverage in which adhesion to the package is suppressed, while maintaining the flavor of milk components, and also to provide a milk-containing beverage that is strong in rich taste and has a mellow flavor after eating or drinking.SOLUTION: The milk-containing beverage comprises components from milk by 0.5 mass% or more and cellulose by 0.05 mass% or more, and the ratio of (Gb/Ga) in which Ga is storage elastic modulus immediately after the agitation and Gb is storage elastic modulus after letting it stand for 5 hours at 5°C, is 0.85 or more.