Stevia Introduction

 Stevia is a kind of natural health sweetener and medical auxiliary agent extracted from stevia leaves, a plant of asteraceae herb. It is pure white, with good taste, no peculiar smell,stable in property, no susceptibility to moulds, and also easily soluble in water and alcohol. It is a kind of sweetener ever discovered with the most similar taste to that of sucrose, and approved for use by Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Stevioside is higher in sweetness, lower in calorie, that is, its sweetness is about 200-450 times as that of sucrose, but calories is about 1/300 times as that of sucrose. It is widely used in food, beverage, medicine, daily chemical industry, wine, etc. at the cost 30% as that of sucrose. Therefore, Stevia is an ideal alternatives to sucrose, honored as the "the Third Source of Sweeteners" in the world.

Features:

 1. Low calorie. Stevia can be used for making low-calorie food, beverage, very suitable for patients with diabetes, obesity, arteriosclerosis.

 2. Non-fermentable characteristics. Stevia is stable in property, no susceptibility to moulds, so it won't be changed.

 3. Stevia tastes like sucrose, and have the unique characteristics of cool and refreshing sweet. Can be used in the production of flavor food, candy, etc. Also can be used as taste masking agent. Inhibition of some peculiar smell and taste of food, drugs, take the place of sucrose used in production of pharmaceuticals, syrup, granule, pill. Can also be used for seasoning, pickles products, toothpaste, cosmetics, and so on .

4. Economical efficiency. The cost of using stevia is only 30%-40% as using sucrose.

5. Stability. The characteristics of stevia is very stable in the normal processing condition of food&beverage. The characteristics of stevia is quite stable, it's useful for reducing viscosity, inhibiting the growth of bacteria,extending the shelf life of products.