Stevia Leaf Extract Powder

Stevia rebaudiana, also known as stevia and sugar grass, is one of the known sugar plants with high sweetness. Its leaves contain steviol glycosides (abbreviated as stevioside or stevioside). The sweetness of stevioside is about 300 times that of sucrose, and it is a non-toxic, natural and organic sweetener. Because it does not participate in metabolism in the human body and does not provide calories, it can replace sucrose in food and pharmaceutical production.

It has been used to sweeten drinks and make tea since the 16th century. The plant is native to Paraguay and Brazil, but is now also grown in Japan and China. It is used as a nonnutritive sweetener and herbal supplement. Nonnutritive sweeteners are sweeteners that contain almost no calories. Stevia is used as a healthy alternative to added sugar in many meals and beverages. However, stevia reemerged as a sweet, sustainable dietary ingredient in 1995. The sweetener's popularity has since skyrocketed, with 58% of new product additions containing stevia.

China is currently the main exporter of stevia products. The plant can often be purchased at garden centers for home growing. Because stevia is 200 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar. Stevia contains eight glycosides. All are sweet ingredients isolated and purified from stevia leaves.

These glycosides include:
◆Stevioside
◆Rebaudiosides A, C, D, E, and F
◆steviol glycoside
◆dulcoside A

Stevioside and rebaudioside A (reb A) were the most abundant of these ingredients. These are extracted through a process of harvesting the leaves, followed by drying, water extraction and purification. Crude stevia is a processed product prior to purification, and before bleaching or decolorization, it often has a bitter and foul odor. Treatment of final Stevia leaf extract powder requires about 40 steps.

Stevioside concentrations in stevia leaves range up to about 18%. Some common trade names for stevia sweeteners are:

◆Stevia
◆Stevia
◆Raw Stevia Extract
◆sweet leaf

1).  Reduce diabetes
Research shows that the stevia sweetener does not contribute calories or carbohydrates to the diet. They also demonstrated no effect on blood sugar or insulin response. This allows people with diabetes to eat a wider variety of foods and follow a healthy meal plan.

Stevia has little to no effect on blood sugar, insulin levels, blood pressure and body weight. Stevia significantly reduced postprandial glucose and glucagon responses. Glucagon is a hormone that regulates glucose levels in the blood, and the mechanism by which people with diabetes secrete glucagon is often defective. When blood sugar rises, glucagon falls. This regulates glucose levels.

2). Weight control

Stevia can be used as a substitute for sugar for weight control.

There are many causes of overweight and obesity, such as lack of exercise and consumption of energy-dense foods high in fat and added sugar. Research shows that the average intake of added sugars accounts for 16 percent of the total calories in a diet. This has been linked to weight gain and lower control of blood sugar levels. With no sugar and few (if any) calories, stevia can be part of a balanced diet.

3). Reduces Pancreatic Cancer
Stevia contains many sterols and antioxidant compounds, including kenferol.Research has found that kaempferol may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer by 23%Trusted Source .

4). Lower blood pressure
Research suggests that stevia may help lower blood pressure. The stevia plant may have cardiotonic effects. Cardiotonic action normalizes blood pressure and regulates heartbeat. However, stevia does not appear to affect blood pressure. Certain glycosides in Stevia extract are known to extend blood vessels. They can also increase sodium excretion and urine output.

5). Prevent cardiovascular disease
Foods and beverages containing stevia can play an important role in reducing calories from unwanted sweeteners in children's diets. Today, thousands of products including natural Stevia are on the market from salad dressing to snack bar. This availability allows children to consume sweets and beverages without adding calories while transitioning to a low-sugar diet. Too much sugar and calories are linked to obesity and cardiovascular disease.

6). Anti-allergic
Steviol glycosides are not reactive and are not metabolized to reactive compounds, so steviol glycosides are unlikely to cause allergic reactions on their own when consumed in food. Even highly purified stevia extracts are extremely unlikely to cause an allergic reaction.

7). Laxative
Stevia is also a healthy ingredient that can moisten the intestines and laxatives. This ingredient is rich in cellulose and dietary fiber. After people eat it, it can speed up gastrointestinal motility, and can relieve intestinal dryness and constipation. Regular consumption can detoxify the intestines At the same time, it plays an important role in moistening the intestines and laxative.

8). Relieve physical fatigue
Alleviating human fatigue is one of the important functions of stevia, because stevia is not only rich in amino acids and vitamins, but also contains some sweeteners, which can be converted into energy after being absorbed by the body, which can improve the functions of various organs of the body and also It can maintain the normal metabolism of the human body and relieve the fatigue symptoms of the human body as soon as possible.

(1) As a sweetening additive in food and beverages, it is used in liquid and solid beverages, candies, and pastries.

(2) Stevia leaf extract has been used as a dietary supplement in the United States

(3) Stevioside produces less heat, so it is suitable for diabetic patients as a sweetener, and can be used as a sweetness modifier or enhancer.

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