Stevia
Stevia is a high-intensity sweetener extracted from the natural plant stevia. Stevia has the characteristics of high sweetness and low calories. The sweeteners of steviol glycoside is 200–300 times that of sucrose, while its caloric value is only 1/300 of sucrose.
Food and Beverage Industry
sugar-free carbonated drinks, tea drinks, fruit juice drinks, and plant protein drinks.
Baked goods
Including bread, biscuits, cakes, and pastries. Stevia has strong heat resistance (remaining stable at temperatures above 100°C), making it suitable for high-temperature baking processes. Unlike sucrose, it does not participate in the Maillard reaction, thus having little impact on product color, which is ideal for baked goods that need to maintain a light color.
Dairy products
Such as sugar-free yogurt, low-sugar milk, ice cream, and milkshakes. Stevia has good compatibility with milk fat and protein in dairy products without causing off-odors. Stevia can mask the slight fishy taste that may occur during dairy processing while preserving the product's smooth texture. It also maintains high stability during low-temperature storage , with little change in sweetness.
Pharmaceutical Field: As a Flavoring Agent
Medicines (especially oral preparations) often have bitter or astringent tastes due to their active ingredients, leading to poor compliance among patients, particularly children and the elderly. With pure sweetness, no off-odors, and high safety, stevia is commonly used as a pharmaceutical flavoring agent:
Oral liquid preparations
Such as cough syrups, heat-clearing and detoxifying oral liquids, and children's antipyretic syrups, which can mask the bitterness of drugs, making them more palatable.
Lozenges and chewable tablets
Such as vitamin tablets and throat lozenges. Adding a small amount of stevioside enhances sweetness and reduces discomfort during consumption.
Special medical foods
Medical nutritional preparations for diabetic and obese patients (e.g., enteral nutrition suspensions) require strict sugar control, and stevioside serves as an ideal source of sweetness.
Health Products and Functional Foods
Low-sugar health products
Such as protein powder, meal replacement powder, and dietary fiber preparations. Their target groups are mostly health-conscious and sugar-controlling people (e.g., fitness enthusiasts, diabetic patients), as stevioside provides sweetness without increasing carbohydrates or calories.
Weight management foods
Such as meal replacement bars and low-calorie jelly. By replacing sucrose, they reduce the total calorie content of the product while satisfying the demand for sweetness.
Infant food
Some infant complementary foods (e.g., rice flour, fruit puree) require controlled sugar intake. Stevioside, with its low calorie content and safety, is suitable as a sweetener (subject to compliance with infant food additive standards).
Product Parameter
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CAS NO. |
57817-89-7 |
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Type |
Sweteners |
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Place of Origin |
China |
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Classification |
Sweteners |
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Other Names |
Stevioside |
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MF |
C38H60O18 |
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EINECS NO. |
260-975-5 |
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Grade Standar |
Food grade |
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Appearance |
white powder |
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Application |
Food Additives |
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Certificate |
HALAL ISO GMP |
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Packing |
25KG |
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MOQ |
24MT |
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Sample |
available |
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Shelf life |
2 years |
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Selling Units |
Single item |
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