eli5: Why do companies combine several types of sweeteners instead of increasing the amount of one?

Question

eli5: Why do companies combine several types of sweeteners instead of increasing the amount of one?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

If you put too much of one, you end up with a noticeable aftertaste depending on what you use. If you use a little bit of a few of them, you get the same sweetening effect without as much of an aftertaste.