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Item
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Specifications
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GB8270-1999
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Enterprise
standard
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Appearance
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White crystals or crystalline
powder
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Assay,%
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≥95.0
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≥90.0
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Sweetness
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300
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250
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Specific
optical rotation
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-30.0º~
-38.0º
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-30.0º~
-38.0º
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Loss
on drying, %
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≤3.0
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≤4.0
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Residue
on ignition, %
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≤0.1
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≤0.1
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Heavy
Metals, %
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≤0.001
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≤0.001
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Arsenic
(as As), %
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≤0.0001
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≤0.0001
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The
Characteristics and Uses:
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1.
Green:
Stevia is natural Green Sweetener, which is
extracted from Stevia Leaves (Herbaceous herb of the Composite
family) and was proved to be "Green Food" by the Center of
China Green Food Development.
2. Safety:
Stevia has been used as Food additives for more
than 400 years in Paraguay. It does not join the metabolism, no
toxicity which was approved by FAO & WHO. Stevia is widely used
as Food Sweetener (No special limit of quantity) in Japan and also
be separately approved as Natural Sweetener and Medicine medium by
China Hygienic Department in 1985 and 1990.
3. High Sweetness:
Sweetness is more 200~300 times than cane sugar.
Stevioside and Rebaudiana-A are main compositions of Stevia, which
taste cool, refreshing, and soft. Mixture with citric acid, amino
acid, salt and other sweetener will be tasted better.
4.Low Calorie:
Stevia is hold as Nutritional Supplement and
Health Protection Food by Medical Science.400 years before, the
original inhabitants in Paraguay began making use of Stevia as herb
to cure influenza, fistula hyperemia. Modern medical science studied
that Stevia was beneficial to regulate Blood sugar, Blood pressure,
improve brain activity and helpful for Weight control, Skin care.
5.Efficiency:
Stevia is stable to Acid, Alkali, hot, light and
not fermentable. As sweetener in beverage and food, it can be
bacteriostatic and protract the expiry of quality guaranteed. In
addition, Stevia can make nearly a 60% reduction in the cost of
production, expenses of transportation and storehouse can also be
saved at same time.
6.Applicability:
Food, beverage, medicine medium, sweetener
complex, pickles, cosmetics, cigarette flavour, and toothpaste, etc.
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