Methods and compositions for improved taste quality

A beverage composition comprising:

• a disclosed taste modulator composition comprising
• a first taste modulator component comprising a first salt having a first cation selected from Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ and a first anion;
• and
• a second modulator component comprising a second salt having a second cation selected from Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ and a second anion;
• a sweetening agent selected from at least one non-caloric sweetener, at least one caloric sweetener, and combinations thereof;
• wherein the first taste modulator component is present at a concentration of from about 0.1 mM to about 25 mM if the first cation is Na+ or K+, or at a concentration of from about 0.1 mM to about 10 mM if the first cation is Ca2+ or Mg2+;
• wherein the second taste modulator component is present at a concentration of from about 0.1 mM to about 25 mM if the second cation is Na+ or K+, or at a concentration of from about 0.1 mM to about 10 mM if the second cation is Ca2+ or Mg2+;
• wherein the at least one non-caloric sweetening agent is present in an amount of from about 0.1 mg/L to about 1000 mg/L;
• and
• wherein the at least one caloric sweetening agent is present in an amount of from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt %.