The stevioside molecular formula is the C38H60O18
molecular weight is 804.9
It has six advantages:
1. safety. In the origin places such as Paraguay and Brazil, the local residents have eaten it for hundreds of years. Up till now, no toxicity has been found.
2. Low calorie. Used for making low-calorie food and beverages and very suitable for consumption by patients of diabetes, obesity and arteriosclerosis.
3. Stevia sugar can be easily dissolved in water and alcohol; when combined with cane sugar, fructose and isomerized sugar, it will have an even better taste.
4. The property of Stevia sugar is non-fermenting and it has stable properties and will not be moldy easily. It won't change in the making of foods and beverages and is easy to store and transport. Constant use can prevent carious teeth.
5. With a taste similar to that of cane sugar, stevia sugar has the special features of cooling and sweetness. It can be used for making flavor foods, sweets, etc., and it can also be used as a taste corrector to curb the peculiar and odd tastes of some foods and drugs and serve as a replacement of cane sugar in pharmaceutics, production of syrups, powder preparation and pills. It can also be used in such products as flavors, preserved vegetables, toothpaste, cosmetics and cigarettes.
6. Economical. The cost of using stevia sugar is only 30%-40% of that of using cane sugar