A non-reconstituted stevia juice food product is produced by crushing a quantity of fresh Stevia leaves to extract Stevia juice. The juice is subjected to a flocculation process, including addition of a flocculant to cause aggregation of suspended solids into flocs followed by separation. The Stevia juice is then passed through at least one adsorptive filtering medium, such as various ion-exchange resins. These processes are preferably performed without dilution, concentration or drying, thereby maintaining medicinal and health benefits of the Stevia plant.
