PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage having excellent dispersion stability of essential oil, and a method for producing the same, and a method for improving the dispersion stability of essential oil in a beverage.SOLUTION: A beverage has fruit juice-derived insoluble solid content, essential oil, and xanthan gum, the beverage having a viscosity of 230 cP or less and satisfying the following formula (I): Y≥-0.0430×ln(X)+0.1553 (X: a concentration of fruit juice-derived insoluble solid content in the beverage (vol.%), Y: a concentration of xanthan gum in the beverage (mass%)).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】精油の分散安定性に優れた飲料、及び、その製造方法、並びに、飲料中の精油の分散安定性の向上方法を提供すること。【解決手段】果汁由来の不溶性固形分と、精油と、キサンタンガムとを含有する飲料であって、粘度が２３０ｃＰ以下であり、下記式（I）を満たす、飲料。Ｙ≧－０．０４３０×ｌｎ（Ｘ）＋０．１５５３ （I）Ｘ：飲料中の果汁由来の不溶性固形分の濃度（体積％）Ｙ：飲料中のキサンタンガムの濃度（質量％）【選択図】図１
