title: Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni - chemical composition and functional properties.
abstract: Sweetleaf (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), currently investigated by many researchers, has been known and used for more than a thousand years indigenous tribes of South America, who called it "kaa-hee" ("sweet herb"). Thanks to its chemical composition and processability sweetleaf may be an alternative for synthetic sweeteners. Nutritional and health-promoting aspects of Stevia rebaudiana are presently being studied in many research centres. The aim of this study is to present nutritional and health-promoting value of the still-little known sweetleaf.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marcinek
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krejpcio
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D045786:Diterpenes, Kaurane / Q000032:analysis; D005511:Food Handling; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000032:analysis*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000032:analysis; D006027:Glycosides / Q000032:analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D009753:Nutritive Value; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D036625:Stevia / Q000737:chemistry*; D013472:Sunlight; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004224:Diterpenes; D045786:Diterpenes, Kaurane; D005960:Glucosides; D006027:Glycosides; D013549:Sweetening Agents; C012043:stevioside; C025474:rebaudioside A
keywords: Stevia; Stevia rebaudiana; chemical composition