224 Pages
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Stevia rebaudiana is a remarkable South American plant that has become widely used in certain parts of the world as a natural sweetening agent and dietary supplement. Purified extracts of S. rebaudiana have been used as sweeteners and flavor enhancers in the food industry in Japan for over a quarter of a century, and have been found to be up to 300 times sweeter than sucrose. This comprehensive... Read more
Overview. Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Ethnobotany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Sweet and Non-sweet Constituents of Stevia rebaudiana. The Phytochemistry of Stevia: A General Survey. Synthetic Investigations on Steviol, Stevioside, and Rebaudioside A, and their Applications as Starting Materials. Methods to Improve the Taste of the Sweet Principles of Stevia rebaudiana. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, and Steviol. Use of Stevia rebaudiana Sweeteners in Japan. Use of Stevioside and Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana in Korea.
Biography
A. Douglas Kinghorn
