Steviol glycosides compositions, production methods and uses

A process for producing a steviol glycosides composition, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a stevia extract as a starting material;
• b) providing aqueous alcohol;
• c) dissolving the starting material in the aqueous alcohol to obtain a solution of starting material;
• d) holding the solution of starting material at a temperature ranging from about −24° C. to about 80° C. during a time interval ranging from about 1 minute to about 240 hours, to obtain a crystallized steviol glycosides composition;
• e) separating the crystallized steviol glycosides composition from a mother liquor to obtain a separated steviol glycosides composition;
• and
• f) drying the separated steviol glycosides composition to yield the steviol glycosides composition,
• wherein the steviol glycosides composition has a solubility in 20° C. deionized water of not less than about 0.5% and the starting material is not seeded with a steviol glycosides seed composition to promote crystallization of the steviol glycosides composition.