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Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its sweet leaves. The plant originates from Paraguay and is currently mostly cultivated in South America and Asia.
As a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.
The Stevia plant leaf contains a number of sweet compounds called steviol
glycosides, including Rebaudioside A (Reb A), the sweetest and best tasting compound. Reb
A also has exceptional technical properties, such as high stability (including in low pH applications), and excellent tolerance to heat.
With its steviol glycoside extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.
In 2008, the FDA approved Rebaudioside A extract as a food additive, and Stevia glycosides were given the ‘all clear’ in New Zealand and Australia.
Hawkins Watts represents Daepyung in both New Zealand and Australia. Rebaten
97% is a natural sweetener extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, purified to 97% Rebaudioside A. We have found that products such as Rebaten
60%, work particularly well in certain applications, and offer a cost-in-use benefit as well.
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