SWEETENER AND/OR A SWEETNESS ENHANCER, SWEETENER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME, AND CONSUMABLES CONTAINING SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) in which one or more hydrogen atoms in the phenyl group or benzyl group may be substituted by C1-6-alkyl or Ci-6-alkoxy and one or more hydroxyl groups may be substituted by C1-6-alkoxy or C1-6-acyloxy, or a derivative or a stereoisomer or a salt or a hydrate thereof, as a sweetener and/or a sweetness enhancer, to sweetener compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or a derivative or a stereoisomer or a salt or a hydrate thereof, and, optionally, a pregelatinized starch, to methods of making the sweetener compositions and to tabletop sweetener compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or a derivative or a stereoisomer or a salt or a hydrate thereof. Further, the invention relates to consumables comprising a consumable product and a compound of formula (I) or a derivative or a stereoisomer or a salt or a hydrate thereof. Preferred consumable products are water-based consumables, solid dry consumables, dairy products, dairy-derived products and dairy-alternative products.