Stevia Extraction Machine in Kenya
- Use: Cooking Oil
- Type:Cooking Oil Processing Equipment
- Production Capacity: 50-1000 t/d depend on your requst
- Power (kW): 30
- Dimension(L*W*H): 730*810*120mm
- Specification: 1.5 cubic
- Delivery Time: 15 Days After Receiving Your Payment
- Market: Kenya
Technologies for the Extraction and Post-extraction of Stevia
Due to the perceived link between sugar and diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases, the market for low-calorific sugar alternatives or sweeteners has intensified in recent times. Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) is an herbaceous perennial shrub and a member of the Asteraceae family. Stevia has found use as an alternative sugar product in beverages and other foods due
Stevia leaves are harvested after 3 months. Charles has become the talk of the villages and is now popularly known by his nickname “Mr. Stevia”, with many farmers wanting to know the secret of his success. For months, he jumped on his moped to get to other farmers to whom he explained the methods and benefits of growing stevia.
Sunresin’s Stevia Extraction and Purification Technology
Steviol glycoside is a natural sweetener extracted from stevia leaves of the Compositae herbaceous plant. Thanks to its advantages such as high sweetness (200-450 times sweeter than sucrose), low calorie, natural source and desirable taste, it is recognized as an ideal substitute for sucrose, also known as "the third source of sugar in the world", and is widely used in food, beverage, medicine
We have adopted resin free extraction technology for this extraction system. The system consists of the following steps –. Extraction with hot water by percolation. Electro-coagulation and filtration. Continuous counter current solvent extraction from the water extract. Decolorization of solvent phase by activated carbon.
Stevia Extraction Technology
In the small scale extraction process for steviol glycosides, leaves are first extracted with hot water and the liquid extract is subsequently processed to separate steviol glycoside from it. The liquid extract is clarified by either chemical- or electro-coagulation and filtering. Then the liquid is extracted with a water immiscible solvent.
Stevia rebaudiana is the most common variety of stevia cultivated in Kenya. It is a perennial plant that can grow up to one meter in height. The plant has green leaves that are oval-shaped and serrated at the edges. The leaves are the main source of steviol glycosides, which are the sweet components of the plant.
Stevia Farming Practices, PureCircle Stevia Institute
The Stevia plant genus includes over 100 species and is cultivated throughout the world. Known scientifically as Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni, stevia is a member of the sunflower (Asteraceae) family of plants and is mainly grown in Paraguay, Kenya, China and the United States. As increasing volumes of stevia are in demand by consumers, the stevia
Steviol Glycosides from the stevia plant are produced from the crushed leaves of the stevia plant and then steeped into hot water. The liquid extract is then filtered and separated from the leaves. The high purity plant extracts are further purified with water and/or food grade alcohol (which, if used, is later removed).
Emerging extraction technologies of steviol glycosides from
Likewise, Pól et al. (2007) compared two different solvents (water or methanol) for the extraction of stevioside from Stevia leaves. The extraction temperature and duration were optimized. Results from this work showed that the thermal degradation of stevioside was the same within the range 70°C–160°C, regardless of the solvent used.
Pure Circle Company currently collects an average of 20,000 tonnes of stevia leaves monthly from more than 2000 farmers in Kenya. “A local stevia factory may be due approximately four to five
