Sucrose-replacement by rebaudioside a in a model beverage

Autor(en)
Dorota Majchrzak, Annika Ipsen, Juergen Koenig
Abstrakt

Rebaudioside A (RA), a component of Stevia rebaudiana, is a non-caloric sweetener of natural origin, suitable to meet consumers’ demand for sweet taste, but undesirable flavors were reported at high concentrations. Aim of this study was to create a model beverage (ice-tea) in which sucrose was replaced increasingly by RA to identify optimal sensory profile for consumer acceptance. Samples with 20 % and 40 % sucrose replacement by RA, respectively, showed very similar sensory profiles but were significantly higher in some flavor attributes, such as artificial sweetness, licorice-like and metallic, as well as in sweet and bitter aftertaste (p < 0.05) compared to the reference ice-tea. In both hedonic tests, preference and acceptance samples with RA have been judged as comparable to the reference despite perception of some undesirable notes. In view of the results of our study it can be stated that a replacement of 20 % or 40 % sucrose by RA in an ice-tea is achievable.

Organisation(en)
Department für Ernährungswissenschaften
Journal
Journal of Food Science and Technology
Band
52
Seiten
6031-6036
Anzahl der Seiten
6
ISSN
0022-1155
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-014-1624-z
Publikationsdatum
09-2015
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
303009 Ernährungswissenschaften
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Food Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/sucrosereplacement-by-rebaudioside-a-in-a-model-beverage(c0fbd65f-2d89-468a-9530-2cb471f6ce0c).html