PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbonated beverage that can be drunk more favorably, wherein reduced is the bitterness and irritation peculiar to carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages.SOLUTION: A carbonated beverage has a limonene content of 50-200 ppm, a carbon dioxide pressure of 1.0-2.7 kgf/cm2, a pH of 2.7-3.8, and a fruit juice content of less than 5%. There is also provided a packaged carbonated beverage that contains limonene as a limonene-containing emulsified flavor and is subjected to heat sterilization.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】炭酸飲料における炭酸ガス特有の苦味と刺激が緩和された、より好ましく飲用できる炭酸飲料の提供。【解決手段】リモネンの含有量が50~200ppmであり、炭酸ガス圧が1.0~2.7kgf/cm2であり、pHが2.7~3.8であり、果汁含有量が5%未満である、炭酸飲料。リモネンがリモネン含有乳化香料として配合されたものであり、加熱殺菌処理された容器詰め炭酸飲料。【選択図】なし
