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US 11,202,461 B2Granted
Stevia extracts
AssigneesPureCircle Sdn Bhd, The Coca-Cola Company
InventorsAvetik Markosyan, Indra Prakash
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Abstract
A Stevia extract made from leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant is described. The extract has desired levels of steviol glycosides and is useful in food, beverage, and other consumable products.
Claims8
A process for preparing steviol glycoside compositions, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing Stevia rebaudiana leaves obtained from a Stevia rebaudiana cultivar which has been selectively bred to yield leaves comprising a relative concentration of RebM of at least 1.4%;
- b) providing a solvent comprising water;
- c) contacting the Stevia rebaudiana leaves with the solvent to extract the steviol glycoside from the leaves;
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- d) separating the Stevia rebaudiana leaves to obtain a Stevia extract solution comprising RebM, wherein the RebM is present in the solution above its relative concentration of 1.4%, wherein the relative concentration for RebM is calculated by the following formula:
- relative concentration of RebM=(concentration of RebM/total steviol glycoside content)×100;
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- wherein the Stevia rebaudiana cultivar is selected from the group consisting of:
- ‘807086’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘807086’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9702;
- ‘814011’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘814011’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9701;
- ‘817096’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘817096’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9703;
- and F1, F2, or F3 progeny of at least one of the Stevia rebaudiana cultivars ‘807086’, ‘814011’, and ‘817096’.
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A process for preparing steviol glycoside compositions, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing Stevia rebaudiana leaves obtained from a Stevia rebaudiana cultivar which has been selectively bred to yield leaves comprising a relative concentration of RebM of at least 1.4%;
- b) providing a solvent comprising water;
- c) contacting the Stevia rebaudiana leaves with the solvent to extract the steviol glycoside from the leaves;
- and
- d) separating the Stevia rebaudiana leaves to obtain a Stevia extract solution comprising RebM, wherein the RebM is present in the solution above its relative concentration of 1.4%, wherein the relative concentration for RebM is calculated by the following formula:
- relative concentration of RebM=(concentration of RebM/total steviol glycoside content)×100;
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- wherein the Stevia rebaudiana cultivar is generated using a cultivar selected from the group consisting of:
- ‘807086’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘807086’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9702;
- ‘814011’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘814011’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9701;
- ‘817096’ wherein a representative sample of live plant tissue of said ‘817096’ cultivar has been deposited under CGMCC No. 9703;
- and F1, F2, or F3 progeny of at least one of the Stevia rebaudiana cultivars ‘807086’, ‘814011’, and ‘817096’.
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