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Provided is a packaged beverage comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) non-polymer catechins in an amount of from 0.092 to 0. 5 g/100 mL beverage, (B) an alcoholic precipitate in an amount of 0.015 g/100 mL beverage or less in terms of the amount of magnesium, at a weight ratio (A

Provided is a packaged beverage comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) non-polymer catechins in an amount of from 0.092 to 0. 5 g/100 mL beverage, (B) an alcoholic precipitate in an amount of 0.015 g/100 mL beverage or less in terms of the amount of magnesium, at a weight ratio (A)/(B) ranging from 30/1 to 50000/1. The packaged beverage of the present invention is the best suited beverage for health promotion, because drinking of it permits transfer of a large amount of catechins to the blood form the beverage and their absorption in the body is excellent.

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What is claimed is: 1. A packaged beverage comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) non-polymer catechins in an amount of from 0.092 to 0.5 g/100 mL beverage, (B) an alcoholic precipitate in an amount of 0.015 g/100 mL beverage or less in terms of the amount of magnesium, at a weight r

What is claimed is: 1. A packaged beverage comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) non-polymer catechins in an amount of from 0.092 to 0.5 g/100 mL beverage, (B) an alcoholic precipitate in an amount of 0.015 g/100 mL beverage or less in terms of the amount of magnesium, at a weight ratio (A)/(B) ranging from 50/1 to 20000/1. 2. A packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein the alcoholic precipitate appears when an alcohol is added to the beverage. 3. A packaged beverage of claim 1 or 2, wherein the amount of the alcoholic precipitate is the amount of magnesium in the precipitate which appears when isopropanol is added to the beverage to which magnesium chloride has been added. 4. A packaged beverage of any one of claim 1 or 2, further comprising polymer catechins in an amount of 0.002 mg/100 mL beverage or greater. 5. A packaged beverage of any one of claim 1 or 2, further comprising 0.01 mg/100 mL beverage or greater of gallic acid. 6. A packaged beverage of any one of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least 45 wt. % of the catechins are selected from the group consisting essentially of epigallocatechin gallate, gallocatechin gallate, epicatechin gallate, catechin gallate and a mixture thereof. 7. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said non-polymer catechins are present in an amount of from 0.1 to 0.5 g per 100 mL of beverage. 8. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said non-polymer catechins are present in an amount of from 0.1 to 0.4 g per 100 mL of beverage. 9. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said alcoholic precipitate is present in an amount of from 0.012 g or less per 100 mL of beverage. 10. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said alcoholic precipitate is present in an amount of from 0.010 g or less per 100 mL of beverage. 11. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said alcoholic precipitate is present in an amount of from 0.00001 to 0.009 g per 100 mL of beverage. 12. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said alcoholic precipitate is present in an amount of from 0.0001 to 0.007 g per 100 mL of beverage. 13. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said weight ratio (A)/(B) ranges from 40/1 to 50000/1. 14. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said weight ratio (A)/(B) ranges from 60/1 to 20000/1. 15. The packaged beverage of claim 1, wherein said weight ratio (A)/(B) ranges from 70/1 to 20000/1. 16. The packaged beverage of claim 1, further comprising from 0.0001 to 0.5 wt. % of a sweetener. 17. The packaged beverage of claim 1, further comprising from 0.01 to 1 wt. % of a cyclodextrin. 18. The packaged beverage of claim 1, further comprising from 0.0001 to 1 wt. % of an inorganic acid or salt thereof.