FIELD: food industry.
SUBSTANCE: beverage has pH equal to 2.5 - 7.5 and contains a drinking component and an effective quantity of cyclodextrin antibacterial complex containing cyclodextrin and an antibacterial substance able to form a complex with cyclodextrin; the antibacterial substance is present in the beverage an amount of at least nearly 10 - 1000 mg/l. The beverage placed into a sealed container is not spoiled by microorganisms during at least 16 weeks.
EFFECT: invention allows to reduce or to exclude usage of traditional preserving agents that are not acceptable for consumers in terms of parameters of health and/or environmental friendliness and are understable, as well as to enhance the beverage organoleptic indices.
17 cl, 1 dwg, 2 tbl, 6 ex
