A neutral liquid detergent composition comprising: (a) 3 to 60 % by weight of an alkyl glycoside represented by formula (I) as a non-ionic surfactant R1(OR2)xGy wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkylphenyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein R2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, G is a reducing saccharide residue having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, x is a mean ...