|Articles|September 20, 2010

PureCircle Partners with Michigan State University on Stevia Research

Stevia supplier PureCircle (Oak Brook, IL) has announced a new partnership with Michigan State University...s department of horticulture to engage in research and breeding of the natural sweetener. 'The goal of the research is to accelerate the creation of proprietary varieties of stevia that contain dramatically higher levels of sweetness in the leaf, as well as other improved agricultural properties,' says PureCircle...s press release.

Stevia supplier PureCircle (Oak Brook, IL) has announced a new partnership with Michigan State University...s department of horticulture to engage in research and breeding of the natural sweetener.

'The goal of the research is to accelerate the creation of proprietary varieties of stevia that contain dramatically higher levels of sweetness in the leaf, as well as other improved agricultural properties,' says PureCircle...s press release.

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