PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vinegar-containing beverage composition capable of reducing or suppressing sourness or the like of vinegar, and showing sufficiently health promotion function of vinegar and to provide a production method thereof or the like.SOLUTION: Vinegar (for example, fruit vinegar, cereal vinegar or black vinegar) concentrated liquid is included into a micro-capsule, and the micro-capsule is mixed with edible liquid not containing vinegar such as straight juice, to thereby obtain a beverage composition, and to provide a healthy vinegar beverage or the like capable of reducing or suppressing sourness or the like of vinegar, and showing sufficiently its health promotion function, since vinegar is discharged in a stomach or in bowels.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】食酢の酸味等が軽減ないしは抑制され、且つ、食酢の健康増進機能が十分に発揮される食酢含有飲料組成物、及び、その製造方法等を提供する。【解決手段】食酢(例えば、果実酢、穀物酢、黒酢などの)濃縮液をマイクロカプセル中に内包させ、このマイクロカプセルを食酢を含有しないストレート果汁などの飲食用液体中に混合させて飲料組成物を得ることで、食酢の酸味等が軽減ないしは抑制され、且つ、食酢が胃や腸で放出されるためにその健康増進機能が十分発揮される健康酢飲料等を提供することができる。【選択図】なし