The present invention relates to a food composition comprising at least one natural and/or artificial sugar that is present in said composition at a suprathreshold concentration, characterized in that said food composition further comprises at least one sweet-enhancing ingredient chosen from the list comprising: benzaldehyde, ethylbutyrate, furaneol, vanillin, isoamylacetate, or a combination thereof, said ingredient being present in said composition at a concentration not exceeding 2.510.sup.-5 mg/l.