PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tea beverage enhanced in deliciousness and reduced in bitterness and astringency while keeping tea-inherent taste balance.SOLUTION: The tea beverage includes: (A) a tea polyphenol (B) inosine-5-monophosphate (5-IMP) (C) cytidine-5-monophosphate (5-CMP) and (D) guanosine-5-monophosphate (5-GMP) wherein the amounts of the ingredients (A) and (B) are 30-300 mg/100 mL and 0.002 mg/100 mL or more, respectively, and the content ratio of (B) to (C) (B)/(C) is 0.1-11. A method for producing this tea beverage is also provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】茶本来の味バランスを保ちながら、旨味を強化し苦渋味を低減した茶飲料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)茶ポリフェノール、(B)イノシン-5’-モノリン酸(5’-IMP)、(C)シチジン-5’-モノリン酸(5’-CMP)、(D)グアノシン-5’-モノリン酸(5’-GMP)を含有し、(A):30~300mg/100mL、(B):0.002mg/100mL以上、をそれぞれ含有し、(B)と(C)の含有量比(B)/(C)が0.1~11の範囲であることを特徴とする茶飲料及びその製造方法。【選択図】なし
