CPC A61K 36/28 (2013.01) [A23F 3/34 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 2/60 (2013.01); A23L 2/68 (2013.01); A23L 5/40 (2016.08); A23L 27/30 (2016.08); A23L 27/36 (2016.08); A23L 27/39 (2016.08); A23L 27/88 (2016.08); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/235 (2013.01); B01D 15/361 (2013.01); C07H 15/256 (2013.01); C07K 1/16 (2013.01); C07K 1/18 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23V 2200/15 (2013.01); A23V 2250/258 (2013.01); A61K 2236/31 (2013.01); A61K 2236/39 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An aqueous steviol glycoside solution comprising:
a) greater than 0.2% by weight of a total steviol glycoside composition comprising one or more steviol glycosides, wherein if the steviol glycoside composition includes rebaudioside A, rebaudioside D, or rebaudioside M, the rebaudioside A individual concentration in the aqueous steviol glycoside solution is at least 1% by weight, the rebaudioside D individual concentration in the aqueous steviol glycoside solution is at least 0.2% by weight, or the rebaudioside M individual concentration in the aqueous steviol glycoside solution is at least 0.3% by weight;
b) less than 0.3% by weight of malonate, malonic acid, oxalate, oxalic acid, lactate, lactic acid, succinate, succinic acid, malate, or malic acid; or less than 0.05% by weight of pyruvate, pyruvic acid, fumarate, fumaric acid, tartrate, tartaric acid, sorbate, sorbic acid, acetate, or acetic acid; or less than about 0.05% by weight of chlorophyll; and
c) at least 1% by weight of a steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition comprising
i) one or more monocaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
ii) at least 20% by weight of one or more dicaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof; and
iii) at least one of an ester of ferulic acid and quinic acid, an ester of caffeic acid and tartaric acid, an ester of caffeic acid and 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lactic acid, an ester of p-coumaric acid and quinic acid, an ester of sinapic acid and quinic acid, and isomers thereof;
wherein the aqueous steviol glycoside solution comprises a 1:0.3 to 1:3 ratio by weight of total steviol glycoside to steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition.
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