krystar technical data sheet no 793040 a e staley manufacturing company decatur ill according to this scale based on 10 dissolved solids aqueous solution at room temperature sucrose has a rs of 100 while fructose has a rs of 117 fructose in its crystalline form however has an rs of 180 in alternate embodiments the sucrose fructose pectin sweetener compositions have a sweetness measurement of e g about 100 to about 150 alternatively of about 110 to about 140 alternatively of about 120 to about 130 one measure of sugar content is the u201c brix u201d value a measure of the percentage of dissolved soluble solids e g sugar in a solution for example in the typical cranberry juice cocktail the sugar content is a brix value of around 13 14 in embodiments the compositions delineated herein have a lower sugar content than a typical juice beverage and thus a lower brix value the compositions delineated herein can have a brix value of less than about 12 alternatively less than about 10 or alternatively between about 8 and about 10 beverage compositions can also be characterized by their brix acid ratio u201c bar u201d which is the ratio of the brix value of the beverage divided by the percent acid content for example in a typical cranberry juice drink the bar is e g about 21 to about 28 in the compositions including the sweetener composition and cranberry juice juice concentrate e g cranberry cranberry raspberry cranberry apple the bar is e g about 21 to about 28.