PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage that has improved flavor, especially reduced fishy smell of a beverage containing collagen peptide, has good feeling of coolness and freshness and enables continuous ingestion and to provide a method for improving the taste.SOLUTION: Provided are a beverage containing collagen peptide, pomegranate juice and phytic acid, and a method for improving the taste of a collagen peptide-containing beverage by using pomegranate juice and phytic acid in combination. (1) The beverage containing collagen peptide, pomegranate juice and phytic acid which has improved flavor, especially reduced fishy smell of a beverage containing collagen peptide by blending collagen peptide, pomegranate juice and phytic acid into a beverage, has good feeling of coolness and freshness and enables continuous ingestion is provided. (2) The method for improving the taste of a collagen peptide-containing beverage by using pomegranate juice and phytic acid in combination is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】コラーゲンペプチドを含有する飲料の風味、特に生臭さを改善し、清涼感、さっぱり感が良好で、継続的な摂取を可能とした飲料、並びに呈味改善方法の提供。【解決手段】コラーゲンペプチドと、ザクロ果汁と、フィチン酸を含有する飲料。及び、ザクロ果汁とフィチン酸を併用することによる、コラーゲンペプチド含有飲料の呈味改善方法。コラーゲンペプチドと、ザクロ果汁と、フィチン酸を飲料に配合することにより、コラーゲンペプチドを含有する飲料の風味、特に生臭さを改善し、清涼感、さっぱり感が良好で、継続的な摂取を可能とする、(1)コラーゲンペプチドと、ザクロ果汁と、フィチン酸を含有する飲料。(2)ザクロ果汁とフィチン酸を併用することによる、コラーゲンペプチド含有飲料の呈味改善方法。【選択図】なし
