PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coffee drink excellent in the sharpness in bitterness and the retronasal aroma, with reduced off-flavor.SOLUTION: The coffee drink includes: a component (A), which is at least one selected from catechol and pyrogallol and (B), which is 3,4-dicaffeoyl-1,5-quinolactone. When the coffee drink is analyzed by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (LC-TOF/MS method), the ratio of the sum of peak areas of the component (A) to the peak areas of the component (B), i.e. [(A)/(B)], is 0 to 2.0.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】雑味が低減され、苦味のキレ及び口腔香気の良好なコーヒー飲料を提供すること。【解決手段】次の成分(A)及び(B);(A)カテコール及びピロガロールから選ばれる少なくとも1種(B)3,4-ジカフェオイル-1,5-キノラクトンを含有し、当該コーヒー飲料を液体クロマトグラフ-飛行時間型質量分析法(LC-TOF/MS法)で分析したときの成分(A)の合計ピーク面積と成分(B)のピーク面積との比[(A)/(B)]が0~2.0である、コーヒー飲料。【選択図】なし
