ABSTRACTProvided is a roasted green tea beverage packed in a container, which has a noticeable roasted aroma and a rich, astringent and yet light flavor and tastes good even in a cold state. The roasted green tea beverage packed in a container is characterized by: the caffeine concentration being less than 90 ppm the concentration of saccharides,i.e., the sum of reducing saccharides and non-reducing saccharides, being 60-220ppm the ratio of the non-reducingsaccharide concentration to the reducing saccharide concentration (non-reducing saccharides/reducing saccharides) being 5.0-15.0 the gallic acid concentration being 20-80ppm and the pH being 5.5-6.3. 59adjusting a concentration of gallic acid to 20 ppm to 80 ppm and adjusting the pH to 5.5 to 6.3.
