This study was conducted to determine the effect of edaphic environmental conditions in concentration principal steviol glycosides and Stevia rebaudiana Bert yield, utilizing leaves from five Colombian regions. The structure experiment a randomized complete block design with two treatments 5 × 2 factorial arrangement (5 locations radiation levels). In each experimental unit (UE), healthy plants...

Increased consumption of artificial and intense natural sweeteners have led to serious health implications safety issues for intended consumers. Among all sweeteners, steviol glycosides (SGs: stevioside & rebaudioside-A) are popularly known as zero-caloric sweetening compounds origin. Hot water extraction (HWE) is considered ecofriendly less expensive, HWE extracts safe human compared organic s...

Obesity is a major public health problem that is highly associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, two conditions associated with circadian disruption. To date, dieting is one of the only interventions that result in substantial weight loss, but restricting caloric intake is difficult to maintain long-term. The use of artificial sweeteners, particularly in individuals that consume ...

Selenium (Se) enrichment of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni can serve a dual purpose, on the one hand to increase plant biomass and stress tolerance other produce Se fortified plant-based food. Foliar spraying (0, 6, 8, 10 mg/L selenate, 14 days) plantlets resulted in slightly decreased stevioside rebaudioside A concentrations, it also caused significant increment stem elongation, leaf number, conten...