A confectionery having good texture, brightness and flavor is provided despite inclusion of a great deal of catechins. The confectionery is obtained by adding a purified product of catechins-containing plant extract to grain flour such that from 0.7 to 7 weight parts of catechins can be incorporated per 100 weight parts of the grain flour. The purified product of catechin-containing plant extract has a catechins/tannins weight ratio of from 0.81 to 1.10.本發明提供一種雖然含有大量的兒茶素類,但咬食感、亮度、風味為良好的點心類。該點心類,係以相對於100重量份之穀粉類調配有0.7~7重量份之兒茶素之方式,添加含有兒茶素類之植物萃取純化物而製造者;其中含有兒茶素類之植物萃取精製物中的兒茶素類/單寧重量比為0.81~1.10。
