Optimizing Sweetener Blends for Low-Calorie Beverages

How blends of high-intensity sweeteners can be formulated to optimize the sweetness, mouthfeel, and stability of low-calorie cola, fruit, and lemon-lime beverages.

Food Technology Magazine | Article

SUSANNE MEYER

WILLIAM E. RIHA III

Sweeteners have a great impact on the acceptance of beverages, affecting not only the taste but also their texture. Beverage manufacturers have been using sweetener blends instead of single sweeteners in reduced-calorie beverages for some time now, with many successful products well established in the marketplace.

Optimizing Sweetener Blends for Low-Calorie BeveragesFor products that include high-intensity sweeteners, beverage manufacturers tend to use the same sweetener blend and ratio for their full spectrum of flavors in an attempt to save devel…

Fig. 1—QDA attributes for sucrose-sweetened cola beverage

Table 1—Sweeteners and blends studied



Table 2—Expression of cola flavor attributes by selected sweetening systems

Table 3—QDA attributes for peach flavor


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  1. Food Categories
  2. Fermented Foods and Beverages
  3. Food Product Development
  4. Food, Health and Nutrition
  5. Food Ingredients and Additives
  6. Sugars and Sweeteners
  7. Food, Health and Nutrition
  8. Obesity and Weight Management

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