COMPOSITION FOR TEA BEVERAGE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITION FOR TEA BEVERAGE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TEA BEVERAGE, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING FLAVOR OF TEA BEVERAGE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tea beverage having a good flavor and mild taste with bitterness, astringency and peculiarity being reduced, a composition for manufacturing the tea beverage and a manufacturing method thereof, and a method for improving the problems of bitterness, astringency and peculiarity of a tea beverage.SOLUTION: A composition for preparing a tea beverage by mixing with a liquid essentially includes a soluble solid content of tea, 2-phenyl ethanol in an amount to make a 2-phenyl ethanol concentration of 50 to 4000 ppb by mass in the tea beverage to be obtained by mixing with a liquid, and linalool in an amount to make a linalool concentration of 5 to 500 ppb by mass in the tea beverage to be obtained by mixing with a liquid. A method for improving the flavor of a tea beverage includes preparing 2-phenyl ethanol with a content of 50 to 4000 ppb by mass and linalool with a content of 5 to 500 ppb by mass in the tea beverage so as to reduce the bitterness or astringency of the tea beverage.SELECTED DRAWING: None