PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage which can impart new feeling that has not existed before.SOLUTION: The packaged beverage contains the following components (A) and (B): (A) 0.1-5 mg/100 g of gingerols and (B) non-polymer catechins, wherein the mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the component (A) and the component (B) is 0.001-0.025.