Stevia Powder CAS 57817 89 7 Low Calorie Stevia

Product Description

Stevia Extracts are novel sweeteners - a combination of several sweeteners of natural origin.  The major ingredients in Stevia Extract are glycosides, molecules that contain glucose and other non-sugar substances called aglycones. The tongue's sweet taste receptors react to the glucose in the glycosides, thus those with more glucose (e.g. rebaudiosides) taste sweeter than those with less (e.g. stevioside). Some of the tongue's bitter receptors react to the aglycones, thus the ultimate taste of Stevia glycosides depends on the ratio between the glucose component and the aglycones component of a particular glycoside.   The taste profile of Stevia glycoside is different from sucrose - slower onset, longer lasting, and often with a bitter after taste.  In general, Stevia extract glycosides are about 150 to 250 times sweeter than sugar.  These glycosides are stable at elevated temperature and under moderately acidic or basic conditions, making them suitable for use in a variety of heat processed foods and other products.
1. Source: pure plant stevia
2. Sweetness: high sweetness (300 times that of sucrose)
3. Calories: low calories (1/300 of sucrose)
4. Cost performance: high cost performance (1/3 of sucrose)
5. Stability: can withstand high temperature, acid, alkali, not easy to decompose
6. Safety: derived from plants, absolutely safe