Disclosed a sweet-tasting refreshing beverage that is free from phosphoric acid, is low in minerals and is low in sugar, characterised in that, it has a content of gluconic acid that is at least 0.3 wt/vol %, in that any content of minerals is less than 250 mg/litre, in that it has a content of sugars of at most 2.5 wt/vol %, in that the content of sugars comprises a fraction of galactose that is at least 10 weight-weight % based on the content of sugars, in that it additionally comprises a content of isomaltulose and/or tagatose and/or trehalose and/or ribose, and in that the beverage has a glycemic index of at most 35.
