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VIVEK KUMAR

P.hD

Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology

IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad

MY LATEST RESEARCH

EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF STEVIOSIDES FROM DRIED STEVIA LEAVES

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Stevioside is a glycoside derived from the stevia plant, which can be used as a sweetener. Evidence of benefit is lacking for long term effects on weight loss and heart disease risks. Stevioside is the main sweetener with rebaudioside A, found in the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant originating in South America. Dried leaves, as well as aqueous extracts, have been used for decades as a sweetener in many countries, notably in Latin America and Asia (Japan, China). The sweetening power of stevioside was estimated to be about 300 times stronger than cane sugar. In this work, our aim is to develop a methodology for the extraction and purification of steviosides from the leaf of Stevia.

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