Bottled carbonated drink

Abstract

To provide a bottled carbonated drink including a sweetener and a caramel composition, wherein the drink contains an indigestible dextrin and the amount of 4-methylimidazole in the drink is less than 200 ppb. The drink is a bottled carbonated drink of which foam is stabilized.

1 . A bottled carbonated drink comprising a sweetener and a caramel composition, wherein the drink contains an indigestible dextrin and the amount of 4-methylimidazole in the drink is less than 200 ppb. 
     
     
         2 . The bottled carbonated drink according to  claim 1 , wherein the sweetener is a high-intensity sweetener. 
     
     
         3 . The bottled carbonated drink according to  claim 2 , wherein the high-intensity sweetener comprises aspartame. 
     
     
         4 . The bottled carbonated drink according to  claim 2 , wherein the high-intensity sweetener comprises 0.01 to 0.2% by mass of the drink. 
     
     
         5 . The bottled carbonated drink according to  claim 1 , wherein the caramel composition is a caramel pigment. 
     
     
         6 . The bottled carbonated drink according to  claim 5 , wherein the caramel pigment comprises 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of the drink. 
     
     
         7 . A method for producing a bottled carbonated drink comprising a sweetener and a caramel composition, the method comprises adjusting so that the drink contains an indigestible dextrin and the amount of 4-methylimidazole in the drink is less than 200 ppb. 
     
     
         8 . A method for stabilizing foam of a bottled carbonated drink comprising a sweetener and a caramel composition, the method comprises adjusting so that the drink contains an indigestible dextrin and the amount of 4-methylimidazole in the drink is less than 200 ppb.