Composition and method to suppress whey flavor

1. A whey containing cream cheese comprising:

cream cheese curd;

whey protein concentrate;

fat, but no more than about 10% fat;

about 0.01 ppm to about 1 ppm thaumatin to mask flavor notes imparted to the cream cheese from the whey protein concentrate; and

a ratio of whey from the whey protein concentrate to the thaumatin from about 1,200,000:1 to about 4000:1,

wherein the thaumatin is the only sweetener added.

2. The whey containing cream cheese of claim 1 , wherein the thaumatin is in a range of about 0.1 ppm to about 1 ppm.

3. The whey containing cream cheese of claim 1 , wherein the fat is in an amount of about 10%.