Stevia

“The leaves of the stevia plant- a small perennial shrub also known as sweet herb- have long been used as a natural sweetener and herbal medicine in the plant’s native South America (Horowitz 36).” The artificial sweetener Stevia is becoming more popular. Stevia is an herb with about 300 times more sweetness power than sugar. There are many benefits to stevia such as helping those maintain a healthy blood pressure, helping diabetic patients and those who are on a low carb and low sugar controlled

Stevia Botanical Name: Stevia rebaudiana Family Name: Asteriaceae 2n chromosome: 22 (X=11) Botanical explanation: Stevia is member of Asteriaceae family which has 200 genus. Its height up to 1 m tall. It is a perennial herbaceous plant having extensive root system. Its leaves are sessile, 3–4 cm in length, elongate lanceolate or spatulate shaped with blunt-tipped lamina, serrate tip. The upper surface of the leaf is granular. Its stem is woody and weak at the bottom. The flowers

climb to USD565 million by 2020. …. 1.4 Literature Study Literature review will be conducted to cover various aspects in terms of background of Stevia development by highlighting difference between sugars and sweeteners, benefits of Stevia, consumer awareness of Stevia, market size and players, in order to give a better understanding of the market and Stevia business.

Topic : stevia replace sugar General purpose : To persuade Specific purpose : To persuade my audience that stevia can replace sugar for daily usage Central Idea : Today I will share part of what I have learned and research by explaining how stevia can replace sugar for daily usage Major ideas : 1- The are many disadvantages that we did not know about normal sugar that can bring harm to our health so we should change by using stevia because it contain many benefit. Introduction

Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) a perennial herb, belongs to Asteraceae family which including 230 species. Among these 230 species only two species produce sweet steviol glycosides(Soejarto et al. 1982; Kinghorn et al. 1984). Stevia is native to the Paraguay and distributed from south west united states southward through Mexico and central America.It also occurs in the neighbouring parts of Brazil, Korea, Tanzania , indonesia, Canada and India (Lee et al. 1979; Donalisio et al. 1982; Shock 1982; Goenadi

Modern social media and all forms of print alike have become overrun with advertisements. These ads become distractions to the readers and take their mind away from the sole purpose of the articles. More specifically, this advertisement featured in Men’s Health magazine from March of 2015, shows a full back cover dedicated to LA Muscle. This company sells a large merchandise line of dietary supplements and workout enhancing products appealing to males ages 16-40. Starring in this ad is their

Title: Reaction of Iodoethane with Sodium Saccharin- Ambient Nucleophile Dates Performed: February 21 + 28, 2013 Date Submitted: March 14, 2013 Abstract: The product ratio of N-ethylsaccharin to O-ethylsaccharin that occurred due to alkylation with iodoethane at 80 oC was determined to be 81.5% to 18.5%, respectively, based on an analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum that was collected. The melting point range of 87.8-94.7 oC also indicated that the mixture was largely composed of N-ethylsaccharin

How Safe Is Stevia? Now that you have made the commitment to work with a personal trainer, it’s time to get serious about eating a healthy diet. For many of us, cutting calories is a must. Like me, you might have a serious sweet tooth, but find there is undisputed evidence for giving up sugar. Sugar, or glucose, the sweet substance you love, creates a rush of insulin in the body, harming how the liver metabolizes the simple sugar. Continuous spikes of insulin can, in time, cause liver problems

Glucose is a necessary nutrient to our bodies. Glucose help our brain, muscles, and tissues, without it the body cannot function. Artificial sugar is chemically processed and used in placed of sugar. Artificial sugar is usually used less in food, candies and drinks, because it tends to be 200-600 times sweeter than natural sugar. The artificial sweeteners have become a controversy, continuously being linked to cancer, diabetes and recently the function of the nervous system (brain). The use of sugar

Artificial sweeteners should be banned because of their harmful effects Kaleb Kassaye Nova Southeastern University [Comp 1050 EV2: Kevin Dvorak]   The use of artificial sweeteners in beverages and food has been on a steady rise since 1969, the year it was authorized in the United States of America. The popularity of artificial sweeteners has been on a rise because of the benefit that it is a zero calorie sweetener .Even though artificial sweeteners have some great benefits many scientists believe