BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER

摘要

A beverage packed in a container, the beverage containing potassium alginate and having a pH of 3.1 or higher. The beverage is characterized by having an alginic acid content of 0.3-8 mass% and a potassium content of 0.05-2.6 mass%, the potassium content satisfying the relationship (1). [0.85 x (alginic acid content, mass%)]0.5 = (potassium content, mass%) relationship (1) The beverage packed in a container, which is for potassium intake, is reduced in the bitter/salty taste attributable to potassium and in the persistence of the taste and has an excellent flavor.