The present invention provides a means for reducing a lactic-acid-bacterium-derived medium odor of a beverage containing a lactic acid bacterium powder and a high-intensity sweetener while keeping the clean sensation of the beverage. A beverage according to the present invention contains a lactic acid bacterium powder, a high-intensity sweetener, 10 to 5000 ppb of nootkatone and 2.5 to 2000 ppb of linalool. It is preferred that the ratio of the mass of nootkatone to the mass of linalool, i.e., (nootkatone/linalool), is 1 to 1000.本發明提供一種針對含有乳酸菌粉末及高甜度甜味料之飲料，維持飲料之清爽感並且抑制源自乳酸菌之飲料之培養基臭之手段。本發明之飲料含有乳酸菌粉末、高甜度甜味料、10~5000ppb之諾卡酮、及2.5~2000ppb之沈香醇。上述沈香醇與諾卡酮之質量比較佳為諾卡酮/沈香醇=1~1000。
