Abstract: Roasted coffee beans, roasted beans or roasted cereals are extracted with a cyclic dextrin-containing liquid and/or this extract is dried to obtain an instant beverage. According to this process, valuable components of roasted coffee beans or the like are effectively extracted by the cyclic dextrin-containing liquid, and extracted soluble and aromatic components are effectively protected by the cyclic dextrin when the extract is dried to form an instant beverage. The obtained instant beverage such as instant coffee has excellent fragrance and flavor.

Abstract: Alcohol-containing powders having a high alcohol content with a high alcohol yield are prepared by mixing a hydrolyzed starch comprising at least 50% of oligosaccharides having a glucose polymerization degree of up to 8 and up to 10% of saccharides having a glucose polymerization degree of up to 2 in an alcohol-containing aqueous solution and spray-drying the resulting liquid mixture.