High solubility natural sweetener compositions

1. A food composition for a beverage concentrate comprising:

5,000 ppm to 300,000 ppm by weight steviol glycoside;

10,000 ppm to 750,000 ppm by volume food grade non-aqueous solvent; and

25,000 ppm to 575,000 ppm by weight acid;

with a balance being water,

wherein the steviol glycoside remains in solution for at least 15 months.

2. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein steviol glycoside is at least 95% rebaudioside A.

3. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the steviol glycoside comprises a mixture of stevioside and other steviol glycosides.

4. The food composition of claim 3 , wherein the other steviol glycosides comprise rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside D, and dulcoside A.

5. The food composition of claim 3 , wherein the stevioside is present in a ppm ratio of stevioside:other steviol glycosides of from 1:1 to 1:1,500.

6. The food composition of claim 3 , wherein the stevioside is present in a ppm ratio of stevioside:other steviol glycosides of from 1:20 to 1:500.

7. The food composition of claim 3 , wherein the stevioside is present in a ppm ratio of stevioside:other steviol glycosides of from 1:20 to 1:100.

8. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the acid comprises an organic acid.

9. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the acid comprises an inorganic acid.

10. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, sodium acid sulfate; potassium acid sulfate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, and combinations thereof.

11. The food composition of claim 1 , further comprising 500 ppm to 200,000 ppm of an amphiphilic substance.

12. The food composition of claim 11 , wherein the amphiphilic substance is selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, terpineol, benzyl alcohol, 1-butanol, 1-propanol, propionic acid, caprylic acid, 2-methoxyphenol, butyric acid, hexanoic acid, isobutanol, 2-ethylpyrazine, 2-methylthiol-3-methyl pyrazine, benzaldehyde, pentanoic acid, 3-methylbutyl lactate, valeric acid, 2 mercaptopropinic acid, 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol, phenyl acetic acid, phenethyl alcohol, 2-methoxy-4-[1-propen-1-yl]phenol, 9 decenoic acid, 5 & 6 decenoic acid, 1-octanol, 1-decanol, hexyl alcohol, and combinations thereof.

13. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the food grade non-aqueous solvent includes at least one of ethanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, triacetin, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, glycerin, and combinations thereof.

14. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein steviol glycosides stay in solution for from 15 months to 33 months.

15. The food composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid concentrate can be reconstituted in a range of 1 part concentrate added to 5 parts water to 1 part concentrate added to 180 parts water.

16. The food composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid concentrate can be reconstituted in a range of 1 part concentrate added to 5 parts water to 1 part concentrate added to 180 parts water to produce a brix or brix equivalence of 2 to 25.

17. The food composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid concentrate can be reconstituted with a ratio of 1 part concentrate added to 5 parts water to produce a brix or brix equivalence of 2 to 25.

18. The food composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid concentrate can be reconstituted with a ratio of 1 part concentrate added to 90 parts water to produce a brix or brix equivalence of 2 to 25.

19. The food composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid concentrate can be reconstituted with a ratio of 1 part concentrate added to 120 parts water to produce a brix or brix equivalence of 2 to 25.

20. The food composition of claim 1 , having a pH of 1.8 to 4.0.

21. The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the acid is in an amount of 82,200 ppm to 575,000 ppm by weight.