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1 Department of Food Science, Periyar University, Salem-636 011, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 45, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 69-73
Abstract
Stevia rebaudiana berfoni is a natural sweet perennial plant of the Asteraceae family and a native of north eastern Paraguay. The crude stevia leaves and herbal green powder is 10-15 times sweeter than sucrose; a good quality leaf is estimated to be 30 times sweeter than sucrose. It has slight after - taste bitterness. Sweetness of one gram of stevia in 100ml of water was equivalent to a sucrose solution containing 20 g of sucrose.
