Sweetener and flavor compositions, methods of making and methods of use thereof

A composition comprising:

• (1) a Maillard reaction product (MRP),
• wherein the MRP is produced with a starting mixture comprising:
• (a) a glycosylated Stevia extract;
• and
• (b) an amine donor,
• wherein (a) and (b) undergo a Maillard reaction;
• and
• (2) a high intensity sweetener,
• wherein the glycosylated Stevia extract is derived from a Stevia extract comprising one or more Stevia-derived volatile NSG substances,
• wherein the composition further comprises one or more unreacted steviol glycosides,
• wherein the Stevia extract comprises one or more Stevia-derived volatile NSG substances selected from the group consisting of nonanal, decanal, undecanal, tetradecanal, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, (3R,6R)-2,2,6-trimethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2h-pyran-3-ol, 1-decanol, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, 1,3,8-p-menthatriene, p-cymene, hexanal, 2-methyl-2-butenal, 2-hexenal, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxaldehyde, 3-methyl-benzaldehyde, I-hexanol, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, maltol, allyl acetate, butyl ester acetic acid, butyl ester butanoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-1, 6-octadien-3-ol formate, dimethyl ester butanedioic acid, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2(4H)-benzofuranone, α,α-dimethyl-benzenemethanol acetate, 5-butyldihydro-2(3h)-furanone, tetrahydro-6-propyl-2h-pyran-2-one, butyrolactone, 2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione, acetophenone, (E)-6,10-dimethyl-5,9-undecadien-2-one, 1-(I h-pyrrol-2-yl)-ethanone, 2-pentylfuran, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, pentanoic acid, hexanoic acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, heptanoic acid, tetradecane, 1-limonene, terpinolene, E,E-6-dimethyl-1,3,5,7-octatetraene, bornylene, cyprotene, 0-myrcene, 1-ethyl-4-methyl-benzene, p-ocimene, p-cymene, 2-methyl-2-butenal, α,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde, safranal, benzaldehyde, 2-methyl-1-hepten-6-one, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1h-inden-1-one, 9-dodecyn-1-ol, 2-hydroxy-α,α,4-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, (Z)-Linalool oxide, hotrienol, beta-terpineol, α-terpineol, benzyl alcohol, phenylethyl alcohol, butyl ester 2-propenoic acid, 3-methyl-furan, 2-methyl-furan, 2-ethyl-furan, 2-vinylfuran, (2R,5R)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran, 2-pentyl-furan, (2R, 5 S)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran, cis-5-ethenyltetrahydro-α,α,5-trimethyl-2-furanmethanol, furfural, 1-(2-furanyl)-ethanone, 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-Butadiene, β-myrcene, 1-limonene, P-ocimene, E,E-2,6-dimethyl-1,3,5,7-octatetraene, bornylene, cyprotene, α,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde, 2-methyl-1-hepten-6-one, methyl vinyl ketone, 2-hydroxy-α,α,4-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, methyl ester acetic acid, cis-3-hexenylpyruvate, 3-methylfuran, 2-methylfuran, 2,5-dimethylfuran, 2,3-dihydrofuran, 2-vinylfuran, (2R,5R)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran, 2-pentylfuran, (2R,5R)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran, cis-5-ethenyltetrahydro-α,α,5-trimethyl-2-furanmethanol, I-(2-furanyl)-ethanone, 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, pentadecane, hexadecane, 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecane, 2,6,11-trimethyldodecane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylhexadecane, octadecane, heptanal, 2,3-butanedione, 2,3-pentaedione, 2-cyclohexen-1-one, 1-(6-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]hept-1-yl)-ethanone, 3,4,4a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1,1,4a-trimethyl-2(1H)-naphthalenone, 1-(2-methyl-1-cyclopenten-1-yl)-ethanone, [S-(R*,R*)]-2,3-butanediol, 5,8,10-undecatrien-3-ol, α,α-Dimethyl-benzenemethanol, dimethyl ester pentanedioic acid, 3,7-Dimethyl-6-nonen-1-ol acetate, methyl ester hexadecanoic acid, and δ-octalactone,
• wherein the MRP is present in the composition in a concentration in the range of 1-2000 ppm,
• wherein the MRP improves a taste of the composition, and
• wherein the taste improvement is in terms of bitterness, sweetness onset, aftertaste, and/or sweetness linger of the high intensity sweetener.