<p>A low-caffeine green tea extract comprises 35-90 wt% of non-polymeric catechins based on a solid content of said low caffeine green tea extract, and the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to caffeine is from 25 to 200.
A packaged beverage containing said extract in such an amount that from 0.03 to 1.0 wt% of non-polymer catechins is present.</p>
