STEVIA
Common Name: Stevia
Botanical Name: Stevia Rebaudiana, Rebaudioside A, Bertoni
Growing Region: Paraguay, China, Peru, Brazil
PRODUCTS:
- RebPure™ RA99, RA98, RA97 and RA95
- RebSweet™ RA80
- AnySweetPLUS™ RA60+ and RA50+
- Organipure™ Org. RA97 and Org. RA80
- BlendSure™ BS 7.5
- PureSTV™ STV97 and STV95
- TasteBoost™ EMS95 and EMS90
BACKGROUND:
The sugar substitute is extracted from the stevia plant. A species called Stevia rebaudiana is naturally grown in Brazil and Paraguay, where it has been used for hundreds of years to sweeten foods. The plant gets its sweetness from naturally occurring glycosides, which are extracted from the stevia leaves through a process that starts by placing the plant in hot water.
Over the past 15 years, GLG’s agricultural expertise has produced a number of the most desirable stevia leaf varieties in the world. These plants offer increased disease resistance, significantly larger-leaves, and a higher percentage of prefered steviol glycosides; all through GLG’s strategic non-genetically modified agriculture program.
BENEFITS
• Enhances sweetness and flavor in various applications
• Can be labeled as a natural flavor
• Offers well-rounded sucrose-like sweetness
• Compliant with JECFA standard
• All natural non-nutritive sweetener
from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana
• Superior flavor and mouthfeel
• Minimal bitterness, astringency and
off-notes compared to alternatives in
the market
• Excellent taste parity to sugar at
moderate to high sugar reduction
levels leading to success in wide
variety of food formulations
• Works well when blended with other
caloric/non-caloric sweeteners
• Stable in processing and storage
APPLICATIONS
The following are some common
applications of stevia sweeteners:
• Beverages
o Flavored bottled water
o Functional bottled water
o Lemonade/limeade
o Carbonates
o Liquid concentrates
o Fruit/herbal tea
o Plant-based hot drinks
o Powder concentrates
o Still RTD tea
o Frozen juice drinks
• Dairy
o Ice cream
o Fruited spoonable
yoghurt
• Packaged Foods
o Tablets
o Chocolate spreads
o Muesli
o Jam and preserves
o Licorice
o Pastilles, gums, jellies
and chews
o Nutritional/sport bars
Labeling Requirements:
Supports Clean Labels
• Non-GMO Project Verified
• Kosher
• Halal
• Hypoallergenic
• Gluten-Free
• Available in organic
Packaging
Available in 20 kg boxes.
Storage and Shelf Life
Store in sealed container in a cool, dry area. Good for 24 months when stored under the recommended conditions.
Food Safety and Quality
Quality control and food safety is one of GLG`s
top priorities
• All facilities meet and/or exceed global GMP
standards
• Major multinational food and beverage
companies conduct regular audits
• All Facilities are third party certified on an
annual basis for:
o GMP
o ISO
o FSSC 22000
o Halal
o Kosher
o Non-GMO Project Verification
GLG’s Competitive Advantage
GLG Life Tech fully controls growing and harvesting of stevia leaves. GLG’s state-of-the-art organic certified manufacturing facilities produce high quality stevia extracts. With the fully vertically integrated supply chain and modern facilities, GLG to produce the best-tasting stevia extract in the market.