Stevioside is a new natural sweetener refined from Stevia rebaudiana(or Stevia rebaudiana leaves),which has been used as a herb and sugar substitute in South America for hundreds of years.According to the data of the international sweetener industry,steviosides have been widely used in the production of food,beverages and condiments in Asia,North America,South America and EU countries.China is the world's leading producer of stevioside.

1, Plant origin

Stevioside is a natural health-care sweetener and pharmaceutical adjuvant extracted from Stevia rebaudiana,a Compositae herb.

2, Function of stevioside

1.Adjust taste

Stevioside is a kind of existence with a particularly sweet taste.It can be used instead of sucrose in daily life.Its sweetness is 300 times that of sucrose.Usually,when people process cakes,candies and beverages,stevioside can be added to flavor,which can make the food produced have a strong sweet taste,and will not let the human body absorb too many calories.the food processed with stevioside can also be used by people with diabetes and obesity.

2.Replenish energy

Stevioside is a sweetener,which can supplement rich energy for the human body,maintain the acid-base balance of the internal environment of the human body,prevent the production of lactic acid in the body,and prevent the human body from fatigue due to the excessive amount of lactic acid.Regular use of stevioside can significantly reduce human fatigue symptoms,and improve the anti fatigue ability of the human body.

3.Promote digestion

Stevioside can be converted into a large number of active enzymes after being dissolved in water.after being absorbed by the human body,these active enzymes can promote the secretion of saliva in the human mouth,and also accelerate the secretion of various digestive juices such as gastric juice and intestinal juice.It can improve the digestive function of human stomach,accelerate the digestion and absorption of food,and alleviate the spleen stomach incompatibility and dyspepsia that often occur in human beings.

4.Beautify and beautify

at ordinary times,people can also nourish delicate skin by eating some Steviosides in an appropriate amount.It can supplement rich nutrition for skin cells,promote skin cell regeneration,increase skin elasticity,reduce wrinkle formation,and keep human skin young and addition,people often eat Steviosides,which can also prevent the formation of melanin in the body and weaken the color spots on the skin surface.

5, Application fields of stevioside

Stevioside has been widely used in the food industry and pharmaceutical industry as a sweetener,additive and flavoring agent,while the cosmetics industry is used as a sweetener in toothpaste.