Our organization is involved in manufacturing supplying and exporting a wide range of Stevia Rebaudiana Flowers which is known for its extract. The extract of these plants acts as a tonic and is widely used as Antimicrobial, Antifungal, Antiviral.
Stevia is an incredibly sweet herb, obtained by a natural selective breeding process of the sweetest Stevia parent plants. The sweetener, stevioside, extracted from the plants, is 300 times sweeter than sugar. The fresh leaves have a nice liquorice taste. What makes the Stevia plant so special is that it can be used to replace sugar (sucrose). Many different uses of Stevia are already well-known: as table sugar, in soft drinks, pastry, pickles, tobacco products, candy, jam, yoghurt, chewing gum, sorbets... The dried leaves of Stevia are about 40 times sweeter than sugar.
Its leaves are about 5 cm long and 2 cm wide and are planted crosswise, facing each other. In the wild, the height of the plant varies from 40 to 80 cm but when cultivated, the Stevia can become 1 metre high. Stevia can be grown on relatively poor soil. The plants can be used for commercial production for 6 years, during which five times a year a harvest takes place of the part of the plant that is above the ground. The roots remain in place and so the plant regenerates again. Plants, which are 1 metre high, have a dry weight of 70 g on average. The dry weight of the leaves can vary from 15 to 35 g per plant.
The principal advantages of Stevia are the following:
It is a completely natural non-synthetic product; Stevioside (the sweetener) contains absolutely no calories;
The leaves can be used in their natural state;
Thanks to its enormous sweetening power, only small quantities need to be used;
The plant is non-toxic;
The leaves as well as the pure stevioside extract can be cooked;
No aftertaste or bitterness;
Stable when heated up to 200 degrees;
Non fermentative;
Flavour enhancing;
Clinically tested and frequently used by humans without negative effect;
Ideal, non-addictive sweetener for children.
Stevia is an incredibly sweet herb, obtained by a natural selective breeding process of the sweetest Stevia parent plants. The sweetener, stevioside, extracted from the plants, is 300 times sweeter than sugar. The fresh leaves have a nice liquorice taste. What makes the Stevia plant so special is that it can be used to replace sugar (sucrose). Many different uses of Stevia are already well-known: as table sugar, in soft drinks, pastry, pickles, tobacco products, candy, jam, yoghurt, chewing gum, sorbets... The dried leaves of Stevia are about 40 times sweeter than sugar.
Its leaves are about 5 cm long and 2 cm wide and are planted crosswise, facing each other. In the wild, the height of the plant varies from 40 to 80 cm but when cultivated, the Stevia can become 1 metre high. Stevia can be grown on relatively poor soil. The plants can be used for commercial production for 6 years, during which five times a year a harvest takes place of the part of the plant that is above the ground. The roots remain in place and so the plant regenerates again. Plants, which are 1 metre high, have a dry weight of 70 g on average. The dry weight of the leaves can vary from 15 to 35 g per plant.
The principal advantages of Stevia are the following:
It is a completely natural non-synthetic product; Stevioside (the sweetener) contains absolutely no calories;
The leaves can be used in their natural state;
Thanks to its enormous sweetening power, only small quantities need to be used;
The plant is non-toxic;
The leaves as well as the pure stevioside extract can be cooked;
No aftertaste or bitterness;
Stable when heated up to 200 degrees;
Non fermentative;
Flavour enhancing;
Clinically tested and frequently used by humans without negative effect;
Ideal, non-addictive sweetener for children.