Sweetener compositions having enhanced sweetness and improved temporal and/or flavor profiles

A method for imparting a more sugar-like temporal profile, more sugar-like flavor profile, or both, to a sweetener composition comprising combining

• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose or a combination thereof,
• wherein the sucrose, fructose, glucose or combination thereof is present in the sweetener composition in an amount from 1,000 ppm to 100,000 ppm;
• and
• at least one sweetness enhancer is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-5-chlorobenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-4-fluorobenzoic acid;
• (R)—N-(5,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)-4-methyl-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)—N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)benzamide;
• 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methyl-N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)benzamide;
• 2,6-dimethyl-N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)benzamide;
• (S)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methyl-N-(3-methylbutan-2-yl)benzamide;
• N-(4-chloro-2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-methylisoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-methylisoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-((1H-pyrrol-3-yl methyl)-3-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)thiourea;
• N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)thiourea;
• 3-3(hydroxyl-4-methoxyphenethyl)-4,6-hydroxybenzo[d]isoxazole;
• 1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one and combinations thereof,
• wherein the at least one sweetness enhancer is present in the sweetener composition in an amount from 0.01 ppm to 1000 ppm.

A method for imparting a more sugar-like temporal profile, more sugar-like flavor profile, or both, to a sweetened composition comprising combining:

• a sweetenable composition;
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose or a combination thereof,
• wherein the sucrose, fructose, glucose or combination thereof is present in the sweetener composition in an amount from 1,000 ppm to 100,000 ppm;
• and
• at least one sweetness enhancer is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-5-chlorobenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid;
• 2-hydroxy-4-fluorobenzoic acid;
• (R)—N-(5,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)-4-methyl-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)—N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)isoxazole-5-carboxamide;
• (R)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)benzamide;
• 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methyl-N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)benzamide;
• 2,6-dimethyl-N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)benzamide;
• (S)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methyl-N-(3-methylbutan-2-yl)benzamide;
• N-(4-chloro-2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-methylisoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-methylisoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxamide;
• N-((1H-pyrrol-3-yl methyl)-3-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)thiourea;
• N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)thiourea;
• 3-3(hydroxyl-4-methoxyphenethyl)-4,6-hydroxybenzo[d]isoxazole;
• 1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one and combinations thereof,
• wherein the at least one sweetness enhancer is present in the sweetener composition in an amount from 0.01 ppm to 1000 ppm.