Stevioside
Stevia Rebaudiana is an herb in the
Chrysanthemum family which grows wild as a small shrub in parts of
Paraguay
and
Brazil
. The glycosides in its
leaves, including up to 10% Stevioside, account for its incredible sweetness,
making it unique among the nearly 300 species of Stevia plants. There are
indications that Stevia (or Ca-he-he) has been used to sweeten a native
beverage called mate since Pre-Columbian times. However, a Natural Scientist
names Antonio Bertoni first recorded its usage by native tribes in 1887.
Stevia
sugar is extracted from stevia leaves , it is 200~350 times more than cane
sugar in sweetnesss , but only contains 1/300 calories , it is a white pure
powder , and has been widely used in food , drinks , pharmaceuticals , daily
make-up , brewery , makeup , etc . It has been approved by the Chinese ministry
of health as a food additive, it is said that the stevia will be a new third
sugar source in the 21 century.
Characteristics
The stevioside molecular formula is C38H60O18
Molecular weight is 804.9
It has six advantages:
1. safety. In the origin places such as
Paraguay
and
Brazil
,
the local residents have eaten it for hundreds of years. Up till now, no
toxicity has been found.
2. Low calorie. Used for making low-calorie food and beverages, and very
suitable for consumption by patients of diabetes, obesity and arteriosclerosis.
3. Stevia sugar can be easily dissolved in water and alcohol; when combined
with cane sugar, fructose and isomerizes sugar, it will have an even better
taste.
4. The property of Stevia sugar is non-fermenting and it has stable properties
and will not be moldy easily. It won't change in the making of foods and
beverages and is easy to store and transport. Constant use can prevent carious
teeth.
5. With a taste similar to that of cane sugar, Stevia sugar has the special
features of cooling and sweetness. It can be used for making flavor foods,
sweets, etc., and it can also be used as a taste corrector to curb the peculiar
and odd tastes of some foods and drugs and serve as a replacement of cane sugar
in pharmaceutics, production of syrups, powder preparation and pills. It can
also be used in such products as flavors, preserved vegetables, toothpaste,
cosmetics and cigarettes.
6. Economical. The cost of using Stevia sugar is only 30%-40% of that of using
cane sugar
Specifications
Index |
GB8270- 1999 |
90% |
95% |
98% |
R-A40 |
R-A60 |
R-A80 |
AS-1 |
AS-2 |
Total Content% |
≥85 |
≥90 |
≥95 |
≥98 |
≥90 |
≥90 |
≥90 |
≥90 |
≥95 |
R-A
content% |
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|
≥40 |
≥60 |
≥80 |
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Sweetness |
≥200 |
≥250 |
≥250 |
≥270 |
≥300 |
≥350 |
≥400 |
≥250 |
≥270 |
Specific
Optical Rotation(a)D25 |
-30°～-38° |
Specific
Absorbancee E1%
1CM |
≤0.08 |
Ash% |
≤0.10 |
≤0.10 |
≤0.10 |
≤0.08 |
≤0.10 |
≤0.10 |
≤0.08 |
≤0.08 |
≤0.08 |
Moisture% |
≤5 |
≤4 |
≤4 |
≤3 |
≤4 |
≤4 |
≤3 |
≤4 |
≤4 |
HeavyMetals（pb）% |
≤0.001 |
|
Arsenic（AS）% |
≤0.0001 |
Mesh Side |
|
80 |
Bulk
Density |
|
0.28 |
Appearance |
White or slightly
yellow powder |
White Powder |
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USAGE
Stevioside as a new natural sweet agent, been widely
used in foods, drinks, medicines and daily chemicals, Broadly speaking, in all
the sugar products, the stevioside can be used to take the place of cane sugar
or gluside, Presently, stevioside is mainly used in drinks and medicine,
especially in beverage, It is also used in the frozen food, canned rood,
candied fruits, spices, wine, chewing gum and toothpaste, The dosage of
stevioside varies according to the difference of products. It can be determined
through repeated research and experiments so as to guarantee the quality,
feeling and taste of product.
Referred Dosage of stevioside in Various Products:
Variety |
Substituted Quantity of Cane Sugar |
Strong Points |
Drinks |
10-15% |
(1)Improve taste、Reduce sweet-tiredness（2）Extend shelf life（3）Suitable for sugar-avoiding persons。 |
Medicine |
As per actual needs |
（1）Lower cost（2）Increase health-care（3）Improve taste。 |
Frozen Food |
10 - 25% |
Increase sweet taste in addition to other
points。 |
Canned Food |
20 - 50% |
（1）Clear in taste。（2）Reduce sweet-tiredness（3）Extend shelf life |
Aquatic Products |
30—50% |
（1）Prevent going bad and moldy （2）Avoid loose appearances （3）Improve taste and lower cost |
Candied Fruits |
20—30% |
Improve taste and Lower cost。 |
Flavoring |
20—30% |
（1）Improve taste and extend sheaf life （2）Shorten salting time and prevent dewatering （3）No brown stain |
Salted Products |
20-40% |
（1）Fattening rate is zero(Cane sugar is
100%) （2）I mprove taste and extend shelf life （3）Lower productive cost |
Toothpaste |
As per actual needs |
（1）Extend sweet taste （2）Lower growth of bacteria and reduce dentist
disease |
Beer |
10—40% |
（1）Improve taste （2）Enrich and whiten foam |
Fruit wine |
50% |
（1）Improve taste（2） Reduce sweet-tiredness |
Wine |
10—20% |
Remove the taste of hotness |
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