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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley Blackwell,
2013.
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
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ISBN: | 9781118350720 1118350723 9781118350690 1118350693 9781118350713 1118350715 |
DOI: | 10.1002/9781118350720 |