<p>A beverage container produced by forming a colored molding resin containing a molding resin and a master batch, characterized in that the master batch contains (A) polyester resin, (B) surface-treated a-ferric oxide obtained by coating non-acicular a-ferric oxide of 0.01 to 0.06 µm average particle diameter and 0.2 to 1.0 aspect ratio with a polyhydric alcohol and an organopolysiloxane, (C) metal salt of oxycarboxylic acid and (D) methine dye, and that the beverage container has part exhibiting a = 500 nm light transmittance of = 1%.</p>
