BEVERAGE CONTAINING LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM POWDER AND HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID BEVERAGE, METHOD FOR IMPROVING FLAVOR OF SAID BEVERAGE, AND FLAVOR IMPROVING AGENT FOR SAID BEVERAGE

摘要

The present invention provides means for reducing the culture medium odor of a beverage resulting from lactic acid bacteria while maintaining the clean sensation of the beverage, for a beverage containing a lactic acid bacterium powder and a high-intensity sweetener. The beverage according to the present invention contains a lactic acid bacterium powder, a high-intensity sweetener, 10 to 5000 ppb of nootkatone and 2.5 to 2000 ppb of linalool. It is preferable that the mass ratio of linalool and nootkatone be nootkatone/linalool=1 to 1000.