| abstract |
Kind Code: A1 The present invention relates to a method for improving the sweetness of a stevia extract itself {miscellaneous taste (bitter taste), residual feeling of aftertaste, slowness of sweetness development}, a sweetness improving agent useful for the method, and a method for improving sweetness. Providing oral compositions such as sweeteners and foods and drinks with improved sweetness. A sweetness improving agent comprising at least one selected from magnesium chloride and magnesium sulfate, gentio-oligosaccharide, naringin, and highly branched cyclic dextrin in stevia extract, a method for improving sweetness of stevia extract, and Sweetener containing stevia extract. [Selection figure] None |