Stevioside : technology, applications and health /

Stevioside is one of the naturally occurring sweeteners, belonging to the diterpene glycoside family, which can be widely applied in food, drinks, medicine and consumer chemicals. It is a good dietary supplement, being non-calorific, thermally stable, non-toxic, with a sugar-like taste profile, and...

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Main Author: De, Sirshendu
Other Authors: Mondal, Sourav, Banerjee, Suvrajit
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
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Summary:Stevioside is one of the naturally occurring sweeteners, belonging to the diterpene glycoside family, which can be widely applied in food, drinks, medicine and consumer chemicals. It is a good dietary supplement, being non-calorific, thermally stable, non-toxic, with a sugar-like taste profile, and suitable for diabetics, phenylketonuria patients and the obese. It is also non-fermentable, and exhibits anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic properties. Stevioside tastes about 300 times sweeter than 0.4% sucrose solution. Thus, it offers a reasonably rare combination of health.
Physical Description:1 online resource (244 pages)
Bibliography:References.
ISBN:9781118350720
1118350723
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1118350693
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1118350715
DOI:10.1002/9781118350720