Unfermented beer-taste beverage

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an unfermented beer-taste beverage which has an appearance with foam like beer, but does not have the characteristic odor common to beers and non-alcohol beer-taste beverages associated with fermentation; an unfermented beer-taste beverage containing a soybean dietary fiber does not have the characteristic odor common to general beers and non-alcohol beer-taste beverages associated with fermentation; when the beer-taste beverage is poured into a glass or the like, a beer-like foam with a good appearance can be formed; the foam arising from the glass is a fine and minute foam like champagne, and the foam arises linearly; in addition, the beer-like foam makes the mouthfeel smooth, and further provides a texture.

1 . An unfermented beer-taste beverage comprising a soybean dietary fiber. 
     
     
         2 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , comprising a soybean dietary fiber whose NIBEM in a 0.1% by mass aqueous solution with a pH of 3.5 is 160 or higher. 
     
     
         3 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , comprising a soybean dietary fiber whose average molecular weight measured by gel filtration HPLC is 1000000 or less. 
     
     
         4 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , wherein an amount of the soybean dietary fiber added is 0.03% by mass or more but 0.3% by mass or less. 
     
     
         5 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , to which hops and/or a bitter flavoring agent are added. 
     
     
         6 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , which has a pH of 3 or higher but 4.5 or lower. 
     
     
         7 . The beer-taste beverage according to  claim 1 , to which an alcohol is added. 
     
     
         8 . The bear-taste beverage according to  claim 2 , comprising a soybean dietary fiber whose average molecular weight measured by gel filtration HPLC is 1000000 or less.