THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO READY-TO-DRINK BEVERAGES COMPRISING A FLAVOR COMPONENT, A HYDROLYZED WHOLE GRAIN COMPOSITION, AN ALPHA-AMYLASE OR FRAGMENTS THEREOF, WHICH ALPHA-AMYLASE OR FRAGMENTS THEREOF SHOW NO HYDROLYTIC ACTIVITY TOWARDS DIETARY FIBERS WHEN IN THE ACTIVE STATE, A SUCROSE CONTENT BELOW 15% BY WEIGHT OF THE BEVERAGE, AND WHEREIN THE BEVERAGE HAS A VISCOSITY IN THE RANGE 1-300 MPA.S.