Stevia P. E.

Product Description

Product Name: Stevia P. E.
Latine Name: Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Hemsl
Appearance: White or off white fine powde
Active ingredients: Stevioside Total Steviol Glycosides
Detection Mothed: HPLC
Specfication: 90%, 95%, 98%

Details:
Natural sweeteners that can substitute for sucrose have caught great attention due to the growing incidence of obesity and diabetes. Much attention has been placed on stevioside
Stevioside, an abundant component of Stevia rebaudiana leaf, has become well-known for its intense sweetness (250-300 times sweeter than sucrose) and is used as a non-caloric sweetener in several countries. A number of studies have suggested that, beside sweetness, stevioside along with related compounds, which include rebaudioside A (second most abundant component of S. Rebaudiana leaf), steviol and isosteviol (metabolic components of stevioside) may also offer therapeutic benefits, as they have anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-diarrheal, diuretic, and immunomodulatory actions. It is of interest to note that their effects on plasma glucose level and blood pressure are only observed when these parameters are higher than normal. As steviol can interact with drug transporters, its role as a drug modulator is proposed.
Stevioside is considered to be a sugar substitute and commercialsweetener, both in the form of stevioside and stevia extract. They are used in variety of foods and products, such as pickled vegetables, dried seafood, soy sauce, beverages, candies, chewing gum, yogurt and ice cream, as well as in toothpaste and mouth wash. Stevia extract and stevioside are officially approved as food additives in Brazil, Korea and Japan and in the United States, they are permitted as a dietary supplement. In 2006, the meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additive (JECFA) toevaluate certain food additives and ingredients, flavoring agents, and natural constituent of food announced a temporary accepted daily intake (ADI) of stevioside of up to 5.0 mg/kg body weight (BW)