| abstract |
The present invention relates to stevia glucosyl compositions are prepared from steviol steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Glycosylation was performed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase using starch as the source of glucose residues. The short chain glucosyl stevia compositions were purified at> 95% total steviol glycoside content. The compositions can be used as sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. |