stevia

 

What is Stevia?

 

Stevia Rebaudiana is used as herbal sweetener by Paraguay people for over 1500 years. The sweetness in Stevia Rebaudiana is mainly attributed to two glycoside compounds: Stevioside (3-10% of dry leaf weight) and rebaudioside A (1-3%) which can be up to 250 times sweeter than sucrose. Stevia’s greatest appears to be a natural alternative to artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame or sodium saccharin). Stevioside is white or light yellow powder or crystalline in normal room temperature. It has pure sweetness, no odor and its taste is similar to sucrose but its aftertaste lasts longer than sucrose. It contains only one third calorie of sucrose. It is non alcoholic solution, low toxicity and wide range of application. It is called the third natural sugar source after cane sugar and beet sugar. Stevioside in the human body does not participate in the physiological, biochemical reaction, but also has a certain degree of inhibition of bacterial and antiseptic effect, good security.

 

Stevioside product has the following characteristics:

 

Natural

 

Stevioside is a natural sweetener extracted from the stevia one kind of Asteraceae herb, indentified as “Green Food” by the China Green Food Development Center.

 

Low-calorie

 

The calorie of stevioside is only 1/3 of sucrose, and it can be used to make all kinds of low-calorie food, beverage. The stevioside is especially healthy for patients who are suffering diabetes, obesity, hypertension, atherosclerosis and decayed tooth.

 

High sweetness

 

The main ingredient is Stevioside and Rebaudioside-A and its sweetness is equivalent to 200-400 times that of sucrose. It has pure sweetness, cool lingering taste which is similar to sucrose. It can greatly reduce the cost of production, saving more than 60% cost compared with sucrose, and also save shipping and storage costs.

 

Healthy

 

Stevia is considered as a good nutritional supplements and health food by the international medical community. 400 years ago, indigenous people took it as a herbal medicine treating colds, influenza, fistula hyperemia disease. According to modern medical research, Stevia is conducive to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure, increasing energy and brainpower as well as helping the body to lose weight and control body weight. Additionally, it also has a good effect for skin care and treatment for various skin diseases.