A beverage product includes a mixture having a dissolved oxygen content of less than 500 parts per billion, the mixture including tea flavor, hops flavor, and water. The beverage product further includes a container holding the mixture, the container being sealed to prevent the introduction of dissolved oxygen, a headspace of the container including inert gas.

The present invention pertains to a tea beverage that contains: (a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X1; (b) a high-sweetness-degree sweetener in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X2; and (c) less than 50 mg/100 ml of sodium. The high-sweetness-degree sweetener includes at least one high-sweetness-degree sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, Momordica grosvenori extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and the tea beverage satisfies 0.1<(X1+X2)≤20.

The present invention pertains to a tea beverage that contains: (a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X1; (b) a high-sweetness-degree sweetener in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X2; and (c) less than 50 mg/100 ml of sodium. The high-sweetness-degree sweetener includes at least one high-sweetness-degree sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, Momordica grosvenori extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and the tea beverage satisfies 0.1<(X1+X2)≤20.

The present invention relates, at least in part, to compounds and compositions that can be used to mask, block, or reduce the bitter taste present in various orally consumable products. The present invention also relates to methods of using bitterness blocking compounds and compositions to mask the bitterness of various orally consumable products, hence making such orally consumable products more palatable. The present invention further relates to an orally consumable product with reduced bitterness.

The present invention relates, at least in part, to compounds and compositions that can be used to mask, block, or reduce the bitter taste present in various orally consumable products. The present invention also relates to methods of using bitterness blocking compounds and compositions to mask the bitterness of various orally consumable products, hence making such orally consumable products more palatable. The present invention further relates to an orally consumable product with reduced bitterness.

A compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein, R.sub.1 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group; and R.sub.2 is a 1-pyrrolyl group, a 2-pyrrolyl group, or a 3-pyrrolyl group. The present invention can provide a means highly effective in contributing to savory roasting flavor and capable of imparting fragrance with natural feeling.

The present invention relates to a black tea product comprising a preservative composition, wherein the black tea product is a ready-to-drink beverage or a beverage concentrate, wherein the preservative composition comprises at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate.

The present invention relates to a black tea product comprising a preservative composition, wherein the black tea product is a ready-to-drink beverage or a beverage concentrate, wherein the preservative composition comprises at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate.

The present invention relates to a preservative composition consisting of at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate, and also to a preserved foodstuff comprising such a preservative composition.

The present invention relates to a preservative composition consisting of at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate, and also to a preserved foodstuff comprising such a preservative composition.