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Stevia Brief Introduction:
1) Stevioside, a modern natural sweetener extracted from stevia, is also be named as stevia sugar.
2) Stevioside features high sweetness and low calorie.
3) its sweetness is 200-350 times of that of cane sugar but its calorie is only 1/300 of that of cane sugar.
4) A large number of pharmaceutical tests have proved that stevioside has no side effects, carcinogens, and is safe for eating.
5) Constant use can prevent such illnesses as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart disease and carious teeth.
6) It is an extremely ideal sweetener that can replace cane sugar.
7) Stevioside can be widely used in such industries as food, beverage, medicine, daily chemicals, brewery and cosmetics.
3. Stevia Main Functions:
Advantages:
A Better Alternative to Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners
(1)high sweetness and low heat, and its sweetness is 200-300 times that of sucrose, thermal value is only 1/300
(2)falling blood sugar and reducing pressure
(3)it can be used for patients who have hypertension or diabetes
(4)promot digestion, improve pancreas and spleen
4. Stevia Application:
1. Applied in the food field, it is mainly used as a non-calorie food sweetener.
2. Applied in pharmaceutical field, stevioside is approved to use in medicine in 1992, and developing many new products in few years
3. Applied in other products, such as beverage, liquor, meat, daily products and so on. As a kind of condiment, it also can play a preservative role to extend shelf-life.
5. Stevia Certificate of Analysis
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Specifications
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Appearance
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White Fine Powder
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Total Steviol Glycosides
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85.0%-99.0%
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Rebaudioside A(RA)
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40.0% ~ 99%(As per customer preference)
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Sweetness
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250 ~ 400 times
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Specific Optical Rotation
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(-)30°-(-)38°
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Specific Absorbance
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0.1 max
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Loss on Drying
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4.0% max
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Residue on Ignition
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0.2% max
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Heavy Metals
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10.0 ppm max
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Arsenic
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2.0ppm max
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Total Plate Count
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1000cfu/gm max
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Moulds & Yeasts
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100cfu/gm max
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E.Coli
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Negative
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Salmonella
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Negative
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6. Stevia Packing Detail:
25kg/drum (25kg net weight,28kg gross weight; Packed in a cardboard-drum with two plastic-bags inside; Drum Size: 510mm high, 350mm diameter) OR 1kg/bag (1kg net weight, 1.2kg gross weight, packed in an aluminum foil bag; Outer: paper carton; Inner: double-layer PE) OR as per your request.
7. Stevia Storage Situation:
Stored in a cool and dry well-closed container and in ventilated area, kept away from moisture and strong light or high temperature.
8. Stevia Shelf Life:
Two years under well Storage situation and stored away from direct sun light.
