NEW TYPE OF SUGAR RESOURCE
1. Green
Stevia is a natural green sweetener, which is extracted from stevia leaves( herbaceous herb of the composite family) and was proved to be green food by the center of china green food development.
2. Safety
Stevia has been used as food additives for more than 400 years in Pareguay. It does not join the metabolism, no toxicity which was approved by FAO&WHO. Stevia is widely used as food sweetener (No special limit of quantity) in Japan and also be separately approved as Natural Sweetener and Medicine medium by China Hygienic Department in 1985 and 1999
3. High Sweetness
Sweetness is 250-300 times more than cane sugar. Stevioside and Rebaudiana-A are main composition of stevia ,which taste cool, refreshing,
4. Low calorie
The caloric of stevia is only 1/300 of the cane sugar, it can be used in low-Calorie food and drinks making. The stevia is specially suitable for diabetics, obesity , arteriosclerosis, dental caries, and so on .
5. Health protection
Stevia is hold as Nutritional Supplement and Health Protection Food by Medical Science. 400years before , the original inhabitants in Paraguay began making use of stevia as herb to cure influenza, fistula hyperemia. Modern medical science studied that stevia was beneficial to regulate Blood sugar, blood pressure, improve brain activity and helpful for weight control, skin care.
6. Efficiency
Stevia is stable to Acid, Alkali, hot , light and not fermentable. As sweetener in beverage and food, it can be bacteriostatic and protrat the the expiry of quality guaranteed. In addition , stevia can make nearly a 60% reduction in the cost o production , expenses of transportation and storehouse can also be saved at the same time.
7. Applicability
Food, beverage, medicine medium, various condiment, sweetner complex, pickles, cosmetics, cigarette flavour, and toothpaste,etc.
Prospects
Stevia is considered as the most promising sweetener by world food scientists authority. Its unique characteristics bring great impact to sweetener industry in the world. And it promotes sweetener industry to natural, health and green.
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