The subject of the invention relates to a drinking straw (10) that contains—a tubular delimiting wall (16), which has an elongate container portion (10c) and open ends (14a, 14b) at opposing sides, —a particulate product (20) disposed within the container portion (10c), which particulate product (20) contains at least one type of active ingredient for the purpose of continuous dispensing into the liquid passing through the drinking straw (10), —a liquid-permeable closing element defining the container portion (10c) and retaining the particulate product (20) in the container portion (10c), the essence of which is that the particulate product (20) contains extruded particles (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) with a homogenous structure. The subject of the invention also relates to a method for the production of such a drinking straw (10).
