Anti-oxidative stress protection composition.

Problem to be solved. To provide compositions that can exert an excellent anti-oxidative stress protection effect. Solution. An anti-oxidative stress protection composition contains carotenoid and an emulsifier and contains as an active ingredient an emulsified composition in which carotenoid is astaxanthin. A method for producing the anti-oxidative stress protection composition has an aqueous phase preparation step, an oil phase preparation step, and an emulsified composition preparation step, and has a soft capsule encapsulation step, if desired. Furthermore, a method for producing a beverage containing the anti-oxidative stress protection composition has an aqueous phase preparation step, an oil phase preparation step, an emulsified composition preparation step, and a mixing step.