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【Name of Product】Stevia Extract
【Latin Name】Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Hemsl
【Plant Origin and Distribution】
    
 Stevia, compositae, a kind of perennial herb, it is an excellent natural sweetener, which is extract from Stevia Leaves. Its growth period has about 140 days. In China , it is widely cultivated in Jiangsu, Fujian, Xinjiang Province.
【Part of Used】Leaf
【Active Ingredients】Stevioside, RenaudisideA、B、C、D、E, DulcosideA、B
【CAS No.】57817-89-7(Stevioside)
【Specification Available】
No. Item  Total A-3 Stevioside (S)
1 
RA
Series Stevia  A3-99% 99% 99% None
  Stevia  A3-98% 98% 98% None
2  Stevia  A3-95% 98% 95% 3%
3  Stevia  A3-90% 95% 90% 5%
4  Stevia  A3-85% 95% 85% 8% RC2%
5  Stevia  A3-80% 95% 80% 10% RC3%
6  Stevia  A3-60% 95% 60% STV31, RC4%
7  Stevia  A3-60% 90% 60% STV25, RC4.5%
8  Stevia  A3-50% 90% 53% STV33, RC5%
9  Stevia  A3-40% 90% 40% STV40, RC5%
         Stevia  95% 95% 30% 53%
12  Stevia  90% 90% 25% 58%, RC7%
13  Stevia  80% 80% 20% 50%-52%RC8%
【Characteristic】
　Appearance:White Fine Powder
　
　Odor: Characteristic
　Molecular Formula: C38H60O18(Stevioside)
　 Molecular Weight:804.87(Stevioside)
　Structural Formula:
　Stevioside
【Main Function】
 1. With the characteristics of high?sweetness and low heat, and its?sweetness?is?200-300 times that?of sucrose,?thermal?value is only?1 /?300;
 2. With the function of falling blood sugar and reducing pressure, to be used for patients who have hypertension or diabetes;
 3. Promoting digestion, improving pancreas and spleen.
【Application】
Applied in the food field, mainly used as a non-calorie food sweetener;
2. Applied in pharmaceutical field, stevioside is approved to use in medicine in 1992, and developing many new products in few years;
3. Applied in other products, such as beverage, liquor, meat, daily products and so on. As a kind of condiment, it?also can play a?preservative?role to extend?shelf-life.