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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Low‐calorie citrus base and cola‐type soft drinks were prepared using 10% sucrose isosweet sugar‐saccharin mixtures as sweeteners. The proportion of saccharin in the mixture, in which the aftertaste of saccharin was not noticed, was determined by an experienced taste panel. The equality of the sweetness of mixtures and 10% sucrose in the drinks was determined by the forced‐choice paired comparison method. The noticeable differences between mixture‐sweetened and sucrose‐sweetened drinks were checked in the triangle test. The preferences of the drinks were tested by rank order and hedonic scaling tests. The test drinks were also compared with corresponding commercial beverages as well. In consumer tests it was checked, whether the mixture‐sweetened drink was distinguishable from the sucrose‐sweetened one in a normal condition of drinking, using single sample test. In consumer tests preferences were also tested by ranking. The following conclusions were drawn. To avoid aftertaste the proportion of saccharin in the sugar‐saccharin mixture cannot be higher than 0.3% for sweetening cola‐type and 0.4% for citrus‐type soft drinks at the sweetness level of 10% sucrose. The test soft drinks sweetened with mixtures of sugar and saccharin were judged as good as or better than the corresponding conventional drinks on the market. Depending on the sugar component of the mixture the energy content of the drinks was 50‐70% lower than that of the isosweet sucrose‐sweetened one.</jats:p>