Our products are derived from stevia (stevia rebaudiana), a plant native to Paraguay. The leaves from the stevia plant have been safely used for hundreds of years in Paraguay and Brazil to naturally sweeten local teas, and as a “sweet treat”. There are several related substances that can be derived from the stevia plant, but the best tasting, purest and sweetest of all of them is Rebaudioside-A . It also boasts exceptional technical properties like heat and pH stability.
PureCircle supplies a range of zero-calorie natural sweeteners to the global food and beverage industry with good taste profile, and functional and physiological properties. As well as providing a variety of sweetness solutions for all types of applications these products can result in cost savings for manufacturers when applied as partial or total sugar substitutes.
PureCircle Reb A - high purity Reb A 97% is a naturally occuring sweetener found in the leaves of the Stevia plant. This product can be up to 400 times sweeter than sugar and is safely consumed by diabetics and those who wish to avoid calories. www.reb-a.com
Reb A 75 - another natural sweetener. This product is a mixture of highly purified sweet glycosides isolated from the Stevia plant with a Rebaudioside A content of not less than 75%. This sweetener can be used in many applications and is 150 times sweeter than sugar.
Steviol Glycosides - a mixture of high purity sweet compounds existing in the Stevia leaf. Great value combined with great sweetness.
The sweetness that PureCircle naturally extracts from stevia have zero calories and can be used as a sugar replacement in almost all food and beverage products. Beneficial to those who wish to reduce sugar intake and diabetics, their primary use is as a sweetener to enhance the palatability of food and drinks. Unlike some artificial sweeteners, they are heat stable to 200°C, acid stable and do not ferment.
Here is a list of some of the applications for which PureCircle sweeteners are suitable:
Soft drinks, cordials and fruit juices
Table top sweetener for tea, coffee and beverages
Ice cream, yoghurts, sherbets
Pastries, pies, baking
Jams, sauces and pickles
Jellies and desserts
Chewing gum
Candies and confectioneries
Sea foods and vegetables
Weight-watchers diets
Diabetic diets
Alcoholic beverage
