Highly soluble Rebaudioside D
The invention relates to a process for producing highly soluble compositions containing purified steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant extract, more particularly Rebaudioside D. Obtained highly soluble compositions are useful as non-caloric sweeteners or in combination with sugar or high intensity sweeteners in edible and chewable compositions such as beverages, confectionaries, bakery products, chewing gums and the like.
1. A method of preparing a highly soluble Rehaudioside D composition, comprising the steps of:
a. providing a first composition comprising Rebaudioside D and a second composition comprising a non-glycosidic fraction of Stevia at a ratio (wt,wt) of the second composition to the first composition of about 1:100 to 100:1;
b. dissolving the first and second compositions in a solvent selected from the group consisting of water or aqueous alcohol to make a solution; and
c. drying the solution to obtain the highly soluble Rebaudioside D composition.
2. A highly soluble Rebaudioside D composition made by the method of claim 1 .
3. A product comprising the highly soluble Rebaudioside D composition of claim 2 .
4. The product of claim 3 , selected from the group consisting of a food product, a beverage product, a pharmaceutical composition, a nutraceutical composition, a tobacco product, an oral hygiene composition and a cosmetic composition.