Rebaudioside (Reb A) is a natural high-intensity sweetener available for commercial use. Its application has been hampered, however, by its unnatural sweetness profile and bitter aftertaste at higher concentration thresholds. The goal of this research was to mitigate these shortcomings increasing the sweetening power, thus lowering amount needed achieve desired sweetness, specifically in acidic...

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, an ancient perennial shrub of South America, produces diterpene glycosides that are low calorie sweeteners, about 300 times sweeter than saccharose. Stevia extracts, besides having therapeutic properties, contain a high level of sweetening compounds, known as steviol glycosides, which are thought to possess antioxidant, antimicrobial and antifungal activity. Steviosid...