Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, is an ancient perennial shrub of South America, with great potential as a crop for the production of high-power natural sweetener. Due to its chemical composition and content of the phytochemical compounds, it is suitable as a raw material for the extraction and production of functional foods. Diterpene glycosides component of low-calorie sweetener is approximately 30...

stevia rebaudiana bertoni, is an ancient perennial shrub of south america, with great potential as a crop for the production of high-power natural sweetener. due to its chemical composition and content of the phytochemical compounds, it is suitable as a raw material for the extraction and production of functional foods. diterpene glycosides component of low-calorie sweetener is approximately 30...

low caloric sweeteners have been investigated to substitute sugar as an advantage for both nutritional and medicinal purpose. these sugar substitutes are interesting particularly for concepts marketed under a natural claim. among these, stevia rebaudiana is a small shrub; its leaves are used as a sweetener. serial dilution of the hot water crude extract of s. rebaudiana leaves and aqueous solut...

Sugars used for sweetening do contribute calories, which can lead to obesity, a risk factor for some chronic diseases. Hence, the craving for sweetness led to discover several forms of alternative sweeteners, which would offer consumers the sweet taste without calories. Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a natural herb with low calorie sweetener. Stevioside is one of the principal diterpene glycoside...

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The aim of this work was to determine the sensory profile and stability of a new ready-to-drink passion fruit juice beverage sweetened with different sweetener systems: sucrose, aspartame, sucralose and an aspartame/acesulfame-K blend (4:1), during six months of storage. Samples of each beverage were stored at room temperature and under refrigeration, and were evaluated at 0, 60, 120 and 180 da...

INTRODUCTION Low-calorie sweetener use for weight control has come under increasing scrutiny as obesity, especially abdominal obesity, remain entrenched despite substantial low-calorie sweetener use. We evaluated whether chronic low-calorie sweetener use is a risk factor for abdominal obesity. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS We used 8268 anthropometric measurements and 3096 food diary records with d...