To provide a novel soft drink that has a strong and savory flavor of roasted barley and a moderate sweetness, and yet suppresses the excessive bitterness and harsh taste, in other words, a novel composition that can provide a "Japanese-style Orzo-like beverage", and to provide a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: Provided are: a composition containing a roasted barley extract component and in which the total content of citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, formic acid and acetic acid is 100 to 300 mg/100 g, the content of oxalic acid is 5 to 30 mg/100 g, and the content of starch is 3500 to 7500 mg/100 g； and a method for producing said composition comprising: washing a roasted barley with an aqueous solvent to obtain a washed roasted barley (washing step)； extracting the washed roasted barley with an aqueous solvent to obtain an extract (extraction step)； cooling and filtering the extract to obtain a filtrate (cooling and filtering step)； and spray-drying the filtrate (drying step).SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】焙煎された大麦の強い芳ばしい香味と、適度な甘みを備えており、それでいて過剰な苦みやえぐみを抑えた新たな清涼飲料、言ってみれば“和風オルゾー様飲料”を得ることができる新たな組成物及びその製造方法の提供。【解決手段】焙煎麦抽出成分を含有する組成物であって、クエン酸、リンゴ酸、コハク酸、乳酸、ギ酸及び酢酸の合計含有量が１００～３００ｍｇ／１００ｇであり、シュウ酸含有量が５～３０ｍｇ／１００ｇであり、且つデンプン含有量が３５００～７５００ｍｇ／１００ｇである組成物。焙煎麦を水性溶媒にて洗浄して洗浄済焙煎麦を得（洗浄工程）、該洗浄済焙煎麦を水性溶媒にて抽出して抽出液を得（抽出工程）、該抽出液を冷却及び濾過して濾過液を得（冷却濾過工程）、該濾過液を噴霧乾燥する（乾燥工程）ことを含む、前記組成物の製造方法。【選択図】なし
