Monatin sweetened food or beverage with improved sweetener performance

摘要

Monatin compositions including steviol glycosides exhibit an improved sweetener performance, compared to comparable compositions containing monatin in the absence of steviol glycosides. More specifically, after exposure to light, monatin beverage compositions containing rebaudioside A exhibit a reduction in discoloration, a reduction in off-flavors and a higher retention of monatin equivalents, as compared to comparable monatin beverage compositions not containing rebaudioside A. Monatin beverage compositions containing rebaudioside A exhibit decreased sweetness linger as compared to comparable beverage compositions containing monatin without steviol glycosides and exhibit greater sweetness than the sweetness expected from sweetness calculations made using the Beidler equation.