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Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Country of Origin
- Flavor
- Flavor Family
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Real Stevia Reb A Extract Characteristics
- Heat-stable up to 195°C
- ph-neutral
- Stevia Extract Features & Benefits
- Pure steviol glycosides are extracted from stevia leaves in a tender process using water and food-safe alcohol. The Real Stevia Company works actively throughout the production process to produce a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable product, from farm to fork.
- Stevia leaves are grown in Zhejiang, China, and extracted in Zhejiang, China.
- Natural sweetener: Natural Stevia extract can be used instead of sugar and artificial sweeteners.
- approx. 300 times sweeter than sucrose.
- ADI is 4 g/kg body weight/day, expressed as steviol equivalents (Commission Regulation 1131/2011).
- Sustainably produced from Paraguay and China.
- Superior taste and quality.
- 100% traceability.
- Tested on batch level.
- Saves land and water compared to other crops.
- Stevia extracts are approved as a food ingredient in 65 countries globally.
- Stevia extracts suit perfectly as a sweetener in foods, sweets, drinks, ketchup and, other sweetened products.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Dosage Form
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Oral Care Applications
- Real Stevia Reb A Extract Applications
- Beverages: Carbonated soft drinks, non-carbonated RTD beverages, flavored water, chocolate milk, powdered beverages, isotonic drinks, and coffee/tea mixes.
- Confectionery: Candy, chocolate, desserts, fillings, creams.
- Dairy: Ice cream, yogurt, milk mixes.
- Pharmaceutical/Cosmetics: Toothpaste, cough syrups, effervescent tablets, mouthwash, skin care.
- Convenience/ Health/ Wellness: Muesli, diet and cereal bars, dietetic powder mixes, desserts, dressings, ketchup, jam.
(To be used in categories and maximum dosages specified by EU commission regulations 1131/2011, 2016/441, 2016/479, and 2017/335)
Properties
- Physical Form
- Solubility
- Appearance
- White hygroscopic crystalline powder
- Soluble in
- Water
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Solubility min. 10 g/l - Melting Point 180 - 200 °C - Flash Point 320.2 °C - Particle Size (passing through 80 mesh) 100.0 % - Specific Optical Rotation -30 to -38 ° - Specific Absorbance max. 0.01 - - Rebaudioside A Content (on dry weight basis) min. 80 % - Steviol Glycosides Purity (on dry weight basis) min. 95 % - Water Content max. 6 % - Density 200 - 450 g/l - pH (1% Solution) 4.5 - 7.0 - - Total Ash max. 1 % - - Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Aerobic Mesophilic Bacteria (on dry weight basis) max. 10³ /g - E. coli Not detectable - - Bacillus cereus Not detectable - - Salmonella (on dry weight basis) Not detectable /25g - - Residual Solvents
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Ethanol max. 5000 mg/kg - Methanol max. 200 mg/kg - - Heavy Metals
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Heavy Metals (on dry weight basis) max. 10 mg/kg - Arsenic Content (on dry weight basis) max. 1 mg/kg - Lead Content (on dry weight basis) max. 1 mg/kg -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Certifications and Compliance
- Plant origin, suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan
- Suitable for gluten-free products
- No GMO and No calorie content
- Produced in China in compliance with European Food Law and International Food safety standards (Certificates and statements are available upon request)
Technical Details & Test Data
- Residue Analysis
Pesticides < maximum levels (EU regulation 396/2005) Fungicides < maximum levels (EU regulation 396/2005) Others < maximum levels (EU regulation 396/2005)
Packaging & Availability
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 4 Years
- Storage Conditions
- Product storage conditions include max. 20°C, controlled environment, low moisture, and no direct sunlight.
- Minimum Durability is 4 Years from the date of production under recommended storage conditions in its original unopened packaging.