SWEET TASTE IMPROVING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING NARINGENIN

摘要

A consumable composition may include naringenin at concentrations suitable to improve certain characteristics of the composition. Naringenin may, for example, be added to a composition or included in a sweetening composition that may be added therein to adjust sweetness attributes. For example, beverages that include one or more steviol glycosides may typically be deficient in upfront sweetness, and naringenin may be added therein to improve the temporal profile of sweetness delivery.

主权项

1. A beverage comprising:
stevia extract in an amount of about 100 ppm to about 600 ppm; wherein said stevia extract provides greater than about 50% of the total sweetness provided in the beverage; wherein the most prevalent steviol glycoside of said stevia extract is one of rebaudioside A and rebaudioside D; wherein said one of rebaudioside A and rebaudioside D is present in said stevia extract at a level of between about 30% to about 99.9% by weight with respect to the total amount of said stevia extract; wherein the beverage has a calorie content of less than about 70 calories for an 8 oz portion of said beverage; and naringenin in an amount of between about 10 ppm to about 50 ppm; wherein the ratio of stevia extract to naringenin is between about 15:1 to about 8:1.