A composition, in particular sweetening or sweetened composition, comprising a1) 30 to 120 g/l sucrose, b1) 30 to 450 mg/l rubusoside and/or at least one rubusoside derivative, and c1) 25 to 250 mg/l at least one tannin and/or a composition or an extract containing at least one tannin, in particular tannic acid and/or at least one tannic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing tannic acid and/or at least one tannic acid derivative and/or 12 to 140 mg/l gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or 0,2 to 110 mg/l pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or ellagic acid and/or 25 to 275 mg/l at least one ellagic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing ellagic acid and/or at least one ellagic acid derivative, and d1) optionally hesperitin and/or thaumatine and/or phloretin and/or trilobatin and/or monatin and/or betain, e1) optionally at least one further sweet-tasting natural carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of sweet-tasting natural disaccharides, sweet-tasting natural monosaccharides, sweet-tasting sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof and/or f1) optionally at least one stevia compound, in particular selected from the group consisting of steviol glycosides, enzymatically modified steviol glycosides, in particular glucosylated steviol glycosides, rebaudiosides and mixtures thereof, and water, wherein said composition is an aqueous beverage or a syrupe for producing a beverage. a1) 30 to 120 g/l sucrose, b1) 30 to 450 mg/l rubusoside and/or at least one rubusoside derivative, and c1) 25 to 250 mg/l at least one tannin and/or a composition or an extract containing at least one tannin, in particular tannic acid and/or at least one tannic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing tannic acid and/or at least one tannic acid derivative and/or 12 to 140 mg/l gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or 0,2 to 110 mg/l pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or ellagic acid and/or 25 to 275 mg/l at least one ellagic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing ellagic acid and/or at least one ellagic acid derivative, and 12 to 140 mg/l gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing gallic acid and/or at least one gallic acid derivative and/or 0,2 to 110 mg/l pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing pyrogallic acid and/or at least one pyrogallic acid derivative and/or ellagic acid and/or 25 to 275 mg/l at least one ellagic acid derivative and/or a composition or an extract containing ellagic acid and/or at least one ellagic acid derivative, and d1) optionally hesperitin and/or thaumatine and/or phloretin and/or trilobatin and/or monatin and/or betain, e1) optionally at least one further sweet-tasting natural carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of sweet-tasting natural disaccharides, sweet-tasting natural monosaccharides, sweet-tasting sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof and/or f1) optionally at least one stevia compound, in particular selected from the group consisting of steviol glycosides, enzymatically modified steviol glycosides, in particular glucosylated steviol glycosides, rebaudiosides and mixtures thereof, and water, wherein said composition is an aqueous beverage or a syrupe for producing a beverage. water, wherein said composition is an aqueous beverage or a syrupe for producing a beverage.