FAQ
What is stevioside ?
What is the difference between stevioside and steviol ?
Steviosides are the muli-component mixture of sweet. Generally speaking, there are 8 steviols. It includes stevioside, glucoside A, glucoside B, glucoside C, glucoside D,glucoside E, Duke glycosides, Rebaudioside and so on.
By and large, steviols is the matrix or aglycones of 8 kinds of the above components of steviosides. Stevioside is steviol with three base of glucose derivatives.
It is generally acknowledged that stevia is a single component of the above eight kinds of stevioside. For historical reasons, glycoside component of stevia rebaudiana are at most in the above eight steviosides .So stevioside is called stevia by people, and this statement is less used.
The Comparison of Stevia and Other Sweetener
Stevioside is extracted from the herb of Stevia Leaves .It is a purely natural , highly sweetness, and low calorie food additive ( sweetener ) .
What is stevia rebaudiana?
Stevia rebaudiana is also called stevia or sweet grass , which is perennial herb plants . It’s the place of origin is the mountains of Oman , which the north-eastern of Paraguay is bounded on Brazil.
Which countries and regions approve of using steviosides?
| Region | Area | Use categories | Region | Area |
| North America | America | Food additives | Canada | Meal supplements |
| Mexico | Food additives | |||
| Latin America | Argentina | Food additives | Brazil | Food additives |
| Chile | Food additives | Colombia | Food additives | |
| Ecuador | Food additives | Paraguay | Food additives | |
| Peru | Food additives | Uruguay | Food additives | |
| Venezuelan | Food additives | |||
| The Asian-Pacific region | Australian | Food additives | Brunei | Food additives |
| China | Food additives | Indonesia | Food additives | |
| Hong Kong | Food additives | Japan | Food additives | |
| Malaysia | Food additives | New Zealand | Food additives | |
| Korea | Food additives | Singapore | Food additives | |
| Taiwan | Food additives | Thailand | Meal supplements | |
| Vietnam | Meal supplements | |||
| Europe | French | Food additives | Swiss | Food additives |
| Russian | Food additives |
What is the difference between stevioside and steviol ?
Steviosides are the muli-component mixture of sweet. Generally speaking, there are 8 steviols. It includes stevioside, glucoside A, glucoside B, glucoside C, glucoside D,glucoside E, Duke glycosides, Rebaudioside and so on.
By and large, steviols is the matrix or aglycones of 8 kinds of the above components of steviosides. Stevioside is steviol with three base of glucose derivatives.
It is generally acknowledged that stevia is a single component of the above eight kinds of stevioside. For historical reasons, glycoside component of stevia rebaudiana are at most in the above eight steviosides .So stevioside is called stevia by people, and this statement is less used.
The Comparison of Stevia and Other Sweetener
|
sweetener peculiarity |
Cane sugar
|
Saccharin
|
Sodium Cyclamate
|
Aspartame
|
Acesulfame-K
|
Neotame
|
Sucralose
|
Stevia
|
| Sweetness |
1
|
450
|
40-60
|
200
|
200
|
7000-13000
|
600-1000
|
200-400
|
| Taste |
pure and normal
|
bitter taste
|
poor aftertaste
|
pure and normal
|
metal taste
|
pure and normal
|
pure and normal
|
fresh and lasting
|
| Security |
great
|
worse
|
worse
|
preferably
|
preferably
|
preferably
|
great
|
great
|
| Prescribed usage amount of The National Standard GB2760-96 | No limits, but diabetes, obesity,cardiovascular disease and dental caries patients should be used with caution. |
Seriously limits (0-0.15g/kg)
|
limits
(0.65-1g/kg) |
qualified, phenylketonuria disease is used with caution.
|
Seriously limits (0-0.3g/kg)
|
qualified
|
qualified
|
qualified
|
| ADI（mg/kg） |
_ _ _ _
|
0-0.25
|
0-11
|
0-40
|
0-15
|
0-15
|
0-15
|
4
|
| PH |
2-11
|
1-10
|
3-10
|
3-5
|
2-10
|
PH>3
|
PH>3
|
3-9
|
| Heat stability |
200℃
|
150℃
|
250℃
|
≤80℃
|
225℃
|
80℃
|
75℃
|
200℃
|
| Metabolic heat |
17J/G elevate blood glucose
|
No metabolism
|
Part metabolism
|
metabolism
|
No metabolism
|
metabolism
|
No metabolism
|
No metabolism
|
| Resistance dental caries |
rause dental caries
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
resistance
|
| Sweetness cost |
100%
|
70%
|
80%
|
30%-50%
|
80%
|
20%
|
High cost
|
30%
|
| Conclusion | Stevia is the healthy green sweetener with high security which is extracted from stevia leaves. It has high sweetness and lower calories. It’s much more stable than Aspartame、Neotame、Sucralose、 etc when heated in high tempreture. Its sweetness cost is only equivalent to 30% of cane sugar, so stevia is a perfect substitute for cane sugar. This, it can be widely used in a variety of products which need healthy sweeteners. | |||||||