1. Introduction 2. Agronomic practices 3. Biosynthesis of steviol glycosides (SGs) in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and their scope in metabolic engineering 4. Chemical and enzymatic modifications of steviol glycosides 5. Analysis 6. Conventional extraction techniques 7. Membrane technologies for the extraction and purification of steviol glycosides 8. Emerging extraction technologies of steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni 9. Treating diseases associated with metabolic syndrome 10. Stability in food matrices