PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a green leaf powder for food and drink that is suitable for drinking when served in a liquid form containing the powder, and to provide an improvement method for drinking food and drink by using the green leaf powder.SOLUTION: Provided is a barley foliage powder for food and drink having a median diameter of less than 20 μm as well as having a distribution constant n according to Rosin-Rammler equation is 1.6000 or more preferably a blanching-processed barley foliage and more preferably a barley foliage powder for food and drink that has passed through a 100 mesh sieve.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】粉末を含む液状形態で提供された場合に、摂飲に適する、飲食品用の緑葉粉末及び該緑葉粉末を用いた、飲食品の摂飲の改善方法の提供。【解決手段】メディアン径が20μm未満であり、かつ、ロジン・ラムラー式による分布定数nが1.6000以上である、飲食品用の大麦の茎葉の粉末であり、好ましくは、ブランチング処理された大麦の茎葉であり、更に好ましくは、100メッシュの篩を通過した、飲食品用の大麦の茎葉の粉末。【選択図】なし