Product Profile of Stevia Natural Sweetener [sweta]

Herboveda india is the leading distributor and wholesale supplier natural sweetener `stevia`, designed to meet the increasing need for natural sweeteners in the industrial and consumer sector. Stevia is a natural herb plant which is non-caloric with extremely sweet properties. Glycosides, naturally extracted from the leaf of the stevia herb plant [chrysanthemum family], are used to make sweta- the stevia natural sweetener. Sweta is the healthiest substitute to cane sugar and is 150 to 170 times sweeter than sugar. As stevia is a natural plant, rich in low calorie sweeteners and with numerous nutrients, volatile oils, minerals, vitamins, proteins and fibers, it is popular among diabetic and calorie conscious consumers. Following are the benefits of sweta or the stevia powder extract:

• Sweta is available at a reasonable price as of the high-yielding biotechnology process.

• It is highly beneficial for treating of diabetes mellitus, lower hypertension, improved digestive system and skin care and unlike sugar it does not decay teeth and is plague retardant.

• Sweta is a flexible sweetener as when mixed with sugar for commercial purposes then it creates a sweetness synergy which increases the overall sweetness.

Sweta is highly applicable in food, beverages and pharmaceuticals for its unique properties like it is:

• Highly soluble in water and alcohol bases

• Stable under light & in acid or basics solutions [ph3-9]

• Non-fermenting so improves shelf life of dairy products.

• Tolerant to temperatures of up to 2000 celsius

• Stable in sweetness in all production processes

• Constant in taste

• Perfect for storage as it has high shelf-life properties and can adapt to normal warehouse conditions.