[Latin Name] Stevia rebaudiana

[Plant Source]from China

[Specifications] 1.Stevia Extract Powder (Steviosides)

Total Steviol Glycosides 80%, 90%, 95%

2. Rebaudioside-A

Rebaudioside-A 40%, 60%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%

3. Stevioside 90%

One monomer in Steviol Glycosides

[Appearance] Fine white powder

Plant Part Used:Leaf

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Stevia Extract

[Characteristics]

Stevia sugar features high sweetness and low calorie and its sweetness is 200 350  times of that  of cane sugar but its calorie is only 1/300 of that of cane sugar.

The component of stevia extract that gives it its sweetness is a mixture of various steviol glycosides. The components of sweetness in stevia leaves are stevioside, rebaudioside A, C, D, E and dulcoside A. Rebaudioside C, D, E and dulcoside A are small in quantity. The principal components are stevioside and rebaudioside A.

The quality of stevioside and rebaudiosideA is better than those of other components, which are commercially extracted and used in various applications.

The steviol glycosides present in stevia extract are referred to as “steviosides” or ¡°stevia extract¡±. Among these “steviosides”, the most common is Stevioside followed by RebaudiosideA. The Stevioside has a slight and pleasant herbal taste and the Rebaudioside-A has no herbal taste.

Although Rebaudioside C and dulcoside A are small in quantity in stevia extract, they are the major components giving bitter aftertaste.

[Function]

A large number of pharmaceutical tests have proved that stevia sugar has no side effects, carcinogens, and is safe for eating.

Compared with cane sugar, it can save 70% of the cost. With pure white color, pleasing taste and no peculiar smell, Stevia sugar is a new sugar source with broad perspective for development. Stevia rebaudianum sugar is the natural low hotsweet agent mostly similar to the flavor of cane sugar, approved to be used by State Ministry of Health and Ministry of Light Industry.

It is the third natural succedaneum of cane sugar and beet sugar with development and health care value, extracted from the leaves of the herbal vegetable of the composite family-stevia rebaudianum.

We use meadowsweet in our Organic Arnica & Meadowsweet Salve https://bit.ly/P6Oxwf and also in our herbal digestif Best British Bitters https://bit.ly/Pon9nR It has a wide range of uses from digestion to joints, and is widely used as a food. The plant contains salicylic acid which is what aspirin was synthesised from. Historically it was used to flavour mead and in Part 2 Monica shows you how to make Meadowsweet Cordial, similar in taste to Elderflower Cordial. Meadowsweet’s botanical name is Filipendula ulmaria (originally Spiraea ulmaria).

Recipe – Sweet potato burger with griddled pineapple and chilli salsa
INGREDIENTS:
-600g sweet potatoes
●2tbsp olive oil
●1 onion, finely chopped
●2 cloves garlic, crushed
●1tsp ras el hanout (Moroccan spice mix)
●5 pineapple rings
●1tsp rose harissa (or harissa)
●100g breadcrumbs
●50g almonds, coarsely chopped
●100g pumpkin seeds, crushed
●Gram flour (chick pea flour) to coat the burgers
●3 Bird’s Eye chillies, finely chopped (will be hot, you may wish to use milder chillis)
●2 spring onions, finely chopped
●1/2 lemon, juiced
●1tbsp tomato puree
●1 medium tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
●1 red onion finely sliced
●2 tomatoes, chopped
●100g watercress
●100g finely sliced ready to eat dried apricots
●1tsp olive oil
●1/2tsp cumin powder
●Salt and pepper to taste 4 wholemeal rolls