Patent ID: 8507022

Claim:
A carbonated lemon-flavored beverage, comprising: a natural sweetener composition comprising Rebaudioside D in the range of 81-96 wt%, Rebaudioside A in the range of 3-16 wt%, Stevioside in the range of 0.1-0.8 wt%, Rebaudioside C in the range of 0.1-0.7 wt%, Rebaudioside E in the range of 0.2-0.5 wt%, Rebaudioside F in the range of 0.1-0.2 wt%; wherein the natural sweetener composition is obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant by a method comprising the following steps: a. providing an extract of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant; b. dissolving the extract in a first aqueous solution of organic solvent to result in a first mixture of steviol glycosides, wherein the Organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, isopropanol, and a mixture thereof, and the organic solvent is 75-99 vol.%; c. inducing crystallization in the first mixture; d. filtering the mixture from step (c) to obtain a first precipitate and a first filtrate; e. dissolving the first precipitate in a second aqueous solution of organic solvent to result in a second mixture, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, isopropanol, and a mixture thereof, and the organic solvent is 70-80 vol.%; f. inducing crystallization in the second mixture; g. filtering the mixture from step (f) to obtain a second precipitate and a second filtrate; h. dissolving the second precipitate in a third aqueous solution of organic solvent to result in a third mixture, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, isopropanol, and a mixture thereof, and the organic solvent is 10-80 vol.%; i. inducing crystallization in the third mixture; and j. filtering the mixture from step (i) to obtain a third precipitate and a third filtrateo; whereby the third precipitate is dried to yield the natural sweetener composition; citric acid; lemon tincture; carbonated water; and one or more beverage ingredients; whereby all components are admixed so as to produce the carbonated lemon-flavored beverage.