PACKAGED CITRIC ACID-RICH ACIDIC BEVERAGE HAVING REDUCED CITRIC ACID-DERIVED FOREIGN TASTE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaged citric acid-rich acidic beverage that has less citric acid-derived foreign taste and is easily drinkable and highly palatable in spite of being the acidic beverage containing a high content of citric acid, and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: Potassium citrate salt is added to a packaged citric acid-containing acidic beverage having the citric acid concentration of 0.4 to 1.5 wt.% so that the ratio of the potassium concentration to the citric acid concentration is preferably 0.001 to 0.37, and thereby providing a packaged citric acid-rich acidic beverage in which the citric acid-derived foreign taste is reduced. The packaged citric acid-rich acidic beverage according to the present invention is the highly palatable packaged the citric acid-containing acidic beverage that has less bitterness of potassium citrate, and further no unpleasant flavor and taste, as well as having healthy functions.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】クエン酸を多く含んだ酸性飲料であるにも関わらず、そのクエン酸由来の異味が低減されて、飲みやすく嗜好性が高い、容器詰めクエン酸高含有酸性飲料、及びその製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】クエン酸濃度が０．４〜１．５重量％の容器詰めクエン酸含有酸性飲料において、クエン酸カリウム塩を、好ましくはクエン酸濃度に対するカリウム濃度の比が０．００１〜０．３７となるように添加することにより、クエン酸由来の異味が低減された容器詰めクエン酸高含有酸性飲料を提供する。本発明の容器詰めクエン酸高含有酸性飲料は、クエン酸カリウム塩の苦味も感じにくく、更に、香味的にも違和感のない、健康機能を有する上に、嗜好性が高い容器詰めクエン酸含有酸性飲料である。【選択図】なし