A&B Ingredients Named Exclusive Representative

FAIRFIELD, N.J. A&B Ingredients will exclusively represent Stevia One to the food and beverage industries within the United States and Canada.

A&B Ingredients is a developer, marketer and distributor of high quality natural food ingredients. Stevia One manufacturers natural, high purity and quality stevia products marketed under the Stevia One brand name. Stevia One sources its stevia from the San Martin region of Peru, which has the ideal precipitation, sunlight, temperature and soil for cultivation.

All the leaves used in the process are grown naturally and sustainably on large-scale stevia plantations. The plantations in Moyobamba and the San Martin region are certified by the Rainforest Alliance for meeting the Standards of the Sustainable Agriculture Network for the production of stevia. Stevia One uses a natural extraction process to isolate the stevia, which does not use any chemicals of solvents, and produces a variety of natural, non-caloric stevia sweetners.

"We are extremely please to offer Stevia One to our food and beverage customers," said Gil Bakal, A&B marketing director. "Stevia One is dedicated to the production and processing of stevia leaves in Peru in accordance with the highest technological standards in the industry and with a predominately strong focus on sustainability."

According to Bakal, the company conducted an intensive research which showed  that Stevia One has very high yields with high steviol glycosides. "This enables Stevia One to offer various grades of high quality at cost-competitive pricing," Bakal said.

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