PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pepper-containing liquid seasoning that has a moderately strong pepper flavor that is sustainable for a quite long period of time.SOLUTION: The pepper-containing liquid seasoning is characterized in that: in the solution component, the content of (A) &delta-3-carene is 43-245 ppm and the content of (b) &beta-caryophyllene is 25-180 ppm and the content ratio of (A) &delta-3-carene and (b) &beta-caryophyllene [(A)/(B)] is 0.9-2.2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】適度な強さのコショウ風味を有し、しかもその風味が長時間持続する、コショウを含有する液体調味料の提供。【解決手段】コショウを含有する液体調味料であって、溶液成分中の(A)δ-3-カレン含有量が43~245ppm、(B)β-カリオフィレン含有量が25~180ppmであり、且つ(A)δ-3-カレンと(B)β-カリオフィレンの含有質量比[(A)/(B)]が0.9~2.2である液体調味料。【選択図】なし