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Title:

Stevia: Agro and Processing Technology
Value Proposition:

The excess intake of cane sugar has an adverse effect on human health, and can lead to serious health complications like diabetes and obesity. CSIR-IHBT took the initiative to address this aggravating health issue by introduction of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) as safest alternative sources of low caloric natural sweetener. Stevia leaves contain sweet-tasting and low-calorie diterpenoid steviol glycosides (SGs). Amongst the known SGs, the most important glycoside is rebaudioside-A, which is about 300 times sweeter than sucrose.
Summary Application:

 

  • Food and Beverages Industry
  • Beneficial for diebetic people
  • 300 times more sweeter than sucrose

 

 
Advantages:

Salient features of the technology

  • Improved variety having high rebaudioside-A (~7.4%)
  • Good Agricultural Practices for different agro-climatic conditions
  • Green process technology for the production of white steviol glycosides powder, ready to serve stevia liquid and powder sachet
  • High quality steviol glycosides powder with purity of >95%
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology[CSIR-IHBT]
:  director[at]ihbt[dot]res[dot]in
:91-1894-230411
:https://www.ihbt.res.in
Industrial Applications: Agriculture methods [Agriculture] Agricutltural Tools [Agriculture] Bio techniques [Analytical Techniques] Crops Improvement [Agriculture] Food Processes [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Post Harvest [Agriculture]
Patent(s): KR100944242
Patent Application(s): WO2006038221, US20060142555
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