The invention relates to sweetening compositions containing from about 16% to about 75% mogroside V and from about 30% to about 95% total terpene glycosides on a dry weight basis, and wherein a filtered (0.2 &mum) solution of the composition in water having a solids content of 1% w/v has an absorbance at 420 nm of about 0.55 or below. The invention also relates to methods of preparing such compositions.
