Disclosed are packaged beverages produced via a process including a sterilization treatment, which comprise 1-50 wt% of a fruit juice and a polymerized catechin derived from a tea leaf extract. Also disclosed are packaged beverages produced via a process including a sterilization treatment, which comprise a fruit or plant flavoring and a polymerized catechin derived from a tea leaf extract wherein the beverage has a Brix value of 1.0 or less. The polymerised catechin may preferably be an epigallocatechin gallate dimer.
