Download or read book Stevia written by A. Douglas Kinghorn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stevia rebaudiana is a remarkable South American plant that has become widely used in certain parts of the world as a natural sweetening agent and dietary supplement. Purified extracts of S. rebaudiana have been used as sweeteners and flavor enhancers in the food industry in Japan for over a quarter of a century, and have been found to be up to 300