Stevia extracts
AssigneePureCircle Sdn Bhd
InventorsAvetik Markosyan, Shan Wang Li, Yu Cheng Bu
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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.
Claims12
A Stevia untreated aqueous extract solution comprising at least one steviol glycoside selected from the group consisting of RebD, RebE, RebN, and RebO, wherein any one or more of RebD, RebE, RebN or RebO is extracted from leaves of a cultivar that has been selectively bred to yield a concentration of the one or more of RebD, RebE, RebN or RebO that is above a common relative concentration of the at least one steviol glycoside;
- wherein the common relative concentration for RebD is 2.4%, for RebE is 1.0%, for RebN is 1.6%, and for RebO is 0.8%;
- wherein the common relative concentration is a relative concentration calculated as follows:
- Relative concentration of steviol glycoside=[concentration of steviol glycoside (% wt/wt on dry basis)/total steviol glycosides content (% wt/wt on dry basis)]×100.
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