[HTML][HTML] Natural sweetener Stevia rebaudiana: Functionalities, health benefits and potential risks

V Peteliuk, L Rybchuk, M Bayliak, KB Storey… - EXCLI …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stevia rebaudiana is a South American plant, the cultivation of which is increasing
worldwide due to its high content of sweet compounds. Stevia sweetness is mainly due to …

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, source of a high-potency natural sweetener: A comprehensive review on the biochemical, nutritional and functional aspects

R Lemus-Mondaca, A Vega-Gálvez, L Zura-Bravo… - Food chemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, an ancient perennial shrub of South America, produces
diterpene glycosides that are low calorie sweeteners, about 300 times sweeter than …

Steviol glycosides: chemical diversity, metabolism, and function

S Ceunen, JMC Geuns - Journal of natural products, 2013 - ACS Publications
Steviol glycosides are a group of highly sweet diterpene glycosides discovered in only a few
plant species, most notably the Paraguayan shrub Stevia rebaudiana. During the past few …

Evaluation of freeze drying combined with microwave vacuum drying for functional okra snacks: Antioxidant properties, sensory quality, and energy consumption

N Jiang, C Liu, D Li, Z Zhang, C Liu, DI Wang… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluated freeze drying combined with microwave vacuum drying (FD-MVD) for
functional okra snacks. FD-MVD was compared using four different drying methods: hot air …

Production of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furan carboxylic acid using biobased silver nanoparticles in deep eutectic substrate reaction mixtures

PG Kargar, MM Sadughi, A Bahadoran… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recently, the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) using plant constituents and
extracts has attracted much attention. Biologically active substances with …

Antioxidant potential, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of Rhododendron anthopogonoides and its protective effect on hypoxia-induced injury in PC12 cells

L Jing, H Ma, P Fan, R Gao, Z Jia - BMC complementary and alternative …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Rhododendron anthopogonoides Maxim, a kind of traditional Tibetan
medicine, has been used to remove body heat, body detoxification, cough, asthma …

Stevia Rebaudiana Bert. Leaf Extracts as a Multifunctional Source of Natural Antioxidants

K Gaweł-Bęben, T Bujak, Z Nizioł-Łukaszewska… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
The aim of the presented study was to characterize the content and biological activity of
extracts prepared from dried Stevia rebaudiana leaves with potential application in the food …

Alpha‐amylase inhibition and antioxidative capacity of some antidiabetic plants used by the traditional healers in Southeastern Nigeria

SO Oyedemi, BO Oyedemi, II Ijeh… - The Scientific World …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome including
diabetes mellitus (DM). The inhibition of alpha‐amylase is an important therapeutic target in …

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni as a source of bioactive compounds: the effect of harvest time, experimental site and crop age on steviol glycoside content and antioxidant …

S Tavarini, LG Angelini - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study was aimed at identifying the effect of harvest time, experimental site
and crop age on the no‐calorie sweetener steviol glycosides (SG) and on the antioxidant …

Polyphenols from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) leaves and their functional properties

K Myint, K Wu, Y Xia, Y Fan, J Shen… - Journal of food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The major polyphenol components from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) leaves (PPS) are
chlorogenic acids, a polyphenol family of esters, including hydroxycinnamic acids with …