Stevia supplier PureCircle has received a US Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the production process of its stevia-derived sweeteners, the company has said. PureCircle ...

A novel ‘enzymatic enhancement’ process that can convert low grade stevia extracts into high purity Reb A could transform the economics of stevia production and help California-based Stevia First ...

image: New research published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology found steviol glycosides are not altered during the extraction and purification process to make high-purity ...

Fermentation has been hailed as the answer to stevia’s supply problem – a way to mass produce the calorie-free sweet component, rebaudioside M, without having to cultivate or even use the leaves.

Extracted or fermented, blended or pure, stevia can take many forms - and the arrival of EverSweet will mean even more possibilities for positioning the sweetener, says Cargill. But will it get past ...

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana leaves, stevia extract kills off pancreatic cancer cells but doesn’t harm ...