Complaint
Specification:
Steviol Glycosides 80%~99%
Rebaudioside A 40%~99%
Glucosyl stevioside
Rebaudioside-D 95%
Rebaudioside-M 95%
Stevioside, also known as stevioside, is a glycoside extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana. It has the characteristics of high sweetness and low heat energy. Its sweetness is 200-300 times of sucrose, and its calorific value is only 1 / 300 of sucrose
TEST ITEMS | SPECIFICATIONS |
Appearance | White powder |
Rebaudioside A, %(wt/wt)on anhydrous basis | ≥98% |
Total Glucoside Content, % (wt/wt) | ≥98% |
Ash, % (wt/wt) | <0.2% |
Specific Rotation on anhydrous basis | -20 to -33° |
Loss on drying | ≤5% |
Lead(as Pb) | <1.0 PPM |
Cadmium(as Cd) | <0.1 PPM |
Arsenic(as As) | <0.1 PPM |
Mercury(as Hg) | <0.1 PPM |
Ethanol | ≤5000 PPM |
Methanol | ≤200PPM |
Faecal Coliforms | <3 MPN/g |
Total Coliforms | <3 MPN/g |
Escherichia Coli count | <10 CFU/g |
Listeria | Negative/ 11g |
Salmonella sp. | Negative/25g |
Staphylococcus aureus | <10 CFU/g |
Total Plate Count | <1000 CFU/g |
Total Yeast | <100CFU/g |
Total Mould | <100cfu/g |
1. Stevioside and steviodiglycoside A are used in ice cream and soft drinks;
2. Stevioside is used to enhance the sweetness of sucrose chloride, aspartame and cyclamate;
3. Steviol glycoside and its salts can be used to accelerate ripening of fruits and vegetables;
4. Stevioside can be used as aromatic flavor enhancer in food, beverage ;
5. For salt-free storage of foodstuffs;
6. Stevia is used to make hard candies along with lactose, maltose syrup, fructose, sorbitol, maltitol and lactoketose;
7. Stevioside can be used to make chewing gum and bubble gum, as well as candies with a variety of flavors;
8. Stevia can also be mixed with sorbitol, glycine and alanine to produce cake powder;
9. Stevioside can also be used in solid drinks, health drinks, sweet wines and coffee.
