Replication of the Taste of Sugar by Formulation of Noncaloric Sweeteners with Mineral Salt Taste Modulator Compositions.

Noncaloric sweeteners have enabled a reduction of carbohydrate sweeteners in the diet for many years, thus combating obesity, diabetes, and other health disorders. However, many consumers reject noncaloric sweeteners, as they exhibit delays in sweetness onset, objectionable lingering sweet aftertaste, and the absence of sugar-like mouthfeel. We propose that the temporal taste differences between carbohydrate and noncaloric sweeteners result from slowed diffusion of the latter to and from sweetener receptors through the amphipathic mucous hydrogel covering the tongue.