PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaged turmeric beverage reduced in osmotic pressure, improved in flavor and feeling when taken in, and taken in to relieve thirst of throat through a rapid water supply.SOLUTION: The packaged turmeric beverage is such that the osmotic pressure of a turmeric beverage is ≤400 mOsm/kg, a sweetener with a high degree of sweetness and minerals are added, and the turmeric beverage has pH 3.8 or below.