Stevia: The origin of natural sweetness
Stevia, an extract derived from natural plants, is 200 to 350 times sweeter than sucrose. This high sweetness comes from the plant itself and is achieved through the process of extraction, separation and purification, so it is classified as a natural product.Stevia is a gift from nature. It is a natural product extracted from plants. In nature, there are only two high-sweetness substances, both of which are in China, namely monk fruit and stevia. The whole industry chain of stevia breeding, planting, production and processing is in China, and China is also the largest stevia export country.
Why does stevia have a bitter taste?
Taste receptor: Human taste buds are more sensitive to bitter tastes, with about 25 bitter receptors compared to just 2 that sense sweetness. People can detect even a small amount of bitterness.
Molecular structure: The molecular structure of stevia is a tetracyclic diterpene, and the aglycones of the terpenes are hydrophobic, which may lead to a natural bitter taste.
How to solve the bitter taste of stevia?
Technical extraction: Through technical means, it is possible to extract the main components of stevia that taste better, such as RM and RD. These two ingredients are the closest to sucrose in taste, and in some cases, even through double-blind testing, people can hardly detect the bitter taste.
Synergistic compounding: In the development of food and beverage, it can be synergistic with other sweeteners to create a complex formula that is closer to the taste and flavor of sucrose. In this scheme, the effect of the bitter taste of stevia is almost negligible, while maintaining the advantages of the high sweetness of stevia. The combination of sweetness is also more convenient when combining recipes.
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What makes stevia unique
Stevia is a gift of nature and is an all-natural product extracted from plants. The whole industry chain of stevia breeding, planting, production and processing is in China, which is also one of the reasons why China has become the largest stevia export country.
While overcoming its imperfections, we can gain a deeper understanding of this natural sweetener and find more application possibilities. Xinghua Green, as the only enterprise in the whole industry chain of self-cultivation of stevia, constantly strives to optimize varieties and cultivate a new generation of stevia varieties of "Green 9" and "Green 10", with an average stevia plant of 1.4 meters and 2,500 leaves per plant, about 50% more than ordinary varieties.
Xinghua GL Stevia hopes to work with more domestic food and beverage enterprises to create star products with stevia as the focus, and bring consumers a more pure and healthy sweet experience.
