The leaves of the stevia plant have 30–45 times the sweetness of sucrose (ordinary table sugar). The leaves can be eaten fresh, or put in teas and foods. As a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations, however its extracts of pure or high purity of Rebaudioside A is of the least bitter.
Product Name | Stevia leaf extract |
Appearance | White crystalline powder |
specification | 98% |
Grade | Food Grade |
Particle size | 100% pass 80 mesh |
Test Method | HPLC |
Shelf Time | 2 year |
Active Ingredeints | Specification | Result |
Active Ingredeints | ||
Stevioside | 98% | 98.28% |
Physical Control | ||
Identification | Positive | Complies |
Appearance | White powder | Complies |
Odor | Characteristic | Complies |
Taste | Characteristic | Complies |
Sieve Analysis | 100% pass 80mesh | Complies |
Solubility | Soluble in Ethanol | Complies |
Loss on Drying | 5.00% | 2.25% |
Ash | 3% | 1.43% |
Chemical Control | ||
Arsenic (As) | NMT 1ppm | Complies |
Cadmium(Cd) | NMT 1ppm | Complies |
Mercury (Hg) | NMT 0.3ppm | Complies |
Lead (Pb) | NMT 3ppm | Complies |
Heavy Metals | NMT 10ppm | Complies |
Complies | ||
Total Plate Count | <1000cfu/g | 74cfu/g |
P.aeruginosa | Negative | Complies |
S. aureus | Negative | Complies |
Salmonella | Negative | Complies |
Yeast & Mold | <100cfu/g | Complies |
E.Coli | Negative | Complies |
Staphylococcus | Negative | Complies |