An object of the present invention is to provide an ornithine-containing alcohol-free malt beverage which is provided with health functions of ornithine imparted to an alcoholic beverage-flavored alcohol-free malt beverage containing substantially no alcohol component and which retains an excellent flavor of the alcohol-free malt beverage, and to provide a method for producing the same. The ornithine-containing alcohol-free malt beverage of the present invention is produced using ornithine hydrochloride and ornithine aspartate in combination as ornithine raw materials. For this production, 20% or more by weight of ornithine hydrochloride in terms of ornithine is used with respect to the total weight of ornithine hydrochloride and ornithine aspartate in terms of ornithine. The ornithine-containing alcohol-free malt beverage thus produced is provided with health functions of ornithine and retains an excellent flavor of an alcohol-free malt beverage. In this way, the object can be attained. In the present invention, an organic acid, in addition to ornithine hydrochloride and ornithine aspartate, may be added to adjust the pH value of the product. Examples of the added organic acid include one or more organic acids selected from malic acid, gluconic acid and phytic acid.本發明之課題在於提供一種對實質上不含酒精成分之酒精飲料風味之無酒精麥芽飲料賦予鳥胺酸健康功能，且保持無酒精麥芽飲料之優異香味之添加鳥胺酸之無酒精麥芽飲料及其製造方法，當製造添加鳥胺酸之無酒精麥芽飲料時，藉由併用鳥胺酸鹽酸鹽、鳥胺酸天冬醯胺酸鹽作為鳥胺酸原料，且以鳥胺酸鹽酸鹽之鳥胺酸換算重量相對於鳥胺酸鹽酸鹽及鳥胺酸天冬醯胺酸鹽之鳥胺酸換算總重量的比例成為20%以上之方式併用，而製造賦予鳥胺酸健康功能及保持無酒精麥芽飲料之優異香味之添加鳥胺酸之無酒精麥芽飲料，藉此解決該課題。於本發明中，可添加鳥胺酸鹽酸鹽及鳥胺酸天冬醯胺酸鹽、以及有機酸而調整製品pH值。作為該添加之有機酸，可舉出選自蘋果酸、葡萄糖酸及植酸中之1種或2種以上之有機酸。
