Stevioside
Molecular Weight:
804.87
Synonyms:
13-[(2-O-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester; (4alpha)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 13-[(2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oate
Chinese Names:
甜菊糖
CAS Registry Number:
57817-89-7
Melting Point:
196-198°C
Description
Stevioside is a high intensity sweetener, 250-300 times sweeter than sucrose. It is stable at high temperature and over a PH range of 3-9.
It is a white, crystalline powder isolated and purified from the leaves of the Stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), where it is present at levels up to 13%, and has been used for a number of years as a sweetener in South America, Asia, Japan and China.