Patent No. 596513 Disclosed is a use of a juice of a stone fruit wherein a low molecular weight saccharide has been removed as a bitterness suppressant. Also disclosed is a food or beverage product or a pharmaceutical product wherein bitterness is suppressed, comprising a bitterness component and a juice of a stone fruit wherein a low molecular weight saccharide has been removed wherein said juice of a stone fruit is in an amount effective to suppress bitterness of said food or beverage product or a pharmaceutical product.