FIELD: food industry.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a monatin-containing beverage and to a method for prevention of monatin degradation in the beverage. The beverage contains monatin and a monatin stabiliser chosen from isoquercitrin, fermentatively modificated isoquercitrin, myricitrin, rutin or their mixture. The monatin stabiliser reducing monatin degradation is present in the beverage in an amount of 7.5 - 1000 parts by weight. The method represents the monatin stabiliser addition into the monatin-containing beverage.
EFFECT: stabiliser presence in the beverage prevents or reduces monatin destruction as a result of ultra-violet rays action, prevents or reduces lactam formation, colour modification and formation of sediment and an unpleasant odour.
20 cl, 11 tbl, 2 ex
