Patent ID: 9445617
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A23L,A23V,B01D

Claim Text:
1. A method for extracting sweet compounds from stevia plant powder, comprising: i) mixing ii) filtering the iii) adding the filtered iv) adding an ethanol solution having between about 70% and about 100% ethanol concentration to the extraction column, forming a mixture ratio of liquid slurry:ethanol in the range of between about 1:2.3 and about 1:3.75 v/v to discharge an elute; v) mixing the elute with activated charcoal; vi) filtering the elute; vii) removing the ethanol from the elute; viii) passing the alcohol-free elute through a water extraction device; and ix) spraying the elute using a spray drying unit to produce a composition comprising the extracted sweet compounds.