| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a sweetener composition comprising; an extract of a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae family; at least one sugar alcohol; and a component selected from at least one salt of a monocarboxylic acid and/or at least one salt of a dicarboxylic acid, at least one of an alkali metal cation and/or an alkaline earth metal cation or combinations thereof. A method of making such a sweetener composition and the use of the composition in beverage of foodstuffs is also provided. Further, the use of, in combination, at least one sugar alcohol and at least one salt of a monocarboxylic acid and/or at least one salt of a dicarboxylic acid, for reducing a bitter taste of an extract of a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae family, within a sweetener composition is also disclosed. |
