Stevia: The Genus Stevia

ISBN-13: 9780415268301 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str.

Kinghorn Douglas Kinghorn; A. Douglas Kinghorn

Opis

Stevia rebaudiana is a remarkable South American plant which has become widely used in certain parts of the world as a natural sweetening agent and dietary supplement. Purified extracts of Stevia rebaudiana have been used as sweeteners and flavour enhancers in the food industry in Japan for over 25 years and have been found to be up to 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

Spis treści

Overview. Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Ethnobotany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Sweet and Non-sweet Constituents of Stevia rebaudiana. The Phytochemistry of Stevia: A General Survey. Synthetic Investigations on Steviol, Stevioside, and Rebaudioside A, and their Applications as Starting Materials. Methods to Improve the Taste of the Sweet Principles of Stevia rebaudiana. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, and Steviol. Use of Stevia rebaudiana Sweeteners in Japan. Use of Stevioside and Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana in Korea.

O autorze

A. Douglas Kinghorn