Sweet tasting starch-derived beverage and method of making

A starch-derived beverage comprising:

• 4-20 wt. % carbohydrates;
• 0-1.0 wt. % ethanol;
• and
• 80-95 wt. % water;
• wherein the beverage comprises, calculated by weight of carbohydrates:
• 5-65 wt. % of glucose;
• 0-65 wt. % of fructose;
• 0-50 wt. % of sucrose;
• 0.1-30 wt. % of maltose;
• 0.03-8 wt. % of maltotriose;
• 3-35 wt. % of oligoglucose having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 4-10;
• and
• wherein:
• glucose or the combination of glucose and any fructose constitutes at least 20 wt. % of the carbohydrates;
• glucose;
• the combination of glucose and any fructose;
• the combination of glucose and any sucrose;
• or the combination of glucose and any fructose and sucrose constitutes at least 40 wt. % of the carbohydrates;
• the combination of glucose and any maltose, maltotriose and oligoglucose;
• the combination of glucose and any fructose, maltose, maltotriose and oligoglucose;
• the combination of glucose and any sucrose, maltose, maltotriose and oligoglucose;
• or the combination of glucose and any fructose, sucrose, maltose, maltotriose and oligoglucose constitutes at least 80 wt. % of the carbohydrates;
• [glucose]+[fructose]/[maltose]≥1.0;
• [glucose] representing the glucose concentration in wt. %;
• [fructose] representing the fructose concentration in wt. %;
• and
• [maltose] representing the maltose concentration in wt. %.