In one aspect, the disclosure relates to sweetener compositions, methods of making same, and products comprising same. In various aspects, the disclosed sweetener compositions comprise a sweetening agent and a taste modulator component. The taste modulator component improves key properties associated with many sweetening agents, including maximal sweetness response； mitigates flavor profile issues such as bitter and/or licorice-like off-tastes； improves sweetness onset rate and lingering sweet aftertaste properties； improves desensitization/adaptation profile issues； and improves body/mouthfeel characteristics. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
