Potential Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin. II. Field Search for Sweet-Tasting Stevia Species

Field work in Paraguay, Peru, Colombia and Mexico, including field organoleptic tests and interviews, was carried out in search of sweet-tasting Stevia species. Results of such tests performed on at least 31 species, as well as ethnobotanical data on 9 species, are presented. The data obtained showe...

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Published in:Economic botany 1983-01, Vol.37 (1), p.71-79
Main Authors: Soejarto, D. D., C. M. Compadre, P. J. Medon, S. K. Kamath, A. D. Kinghorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological taxonomies
Compadrazgo
Diterpenes
Forest habitats
Herbaria
Herbs
Leaves
Plant biochemistry
Plants
Sensation
Stevia
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Summary:Field work in Paraguay, Peru, Colombia and Mexico, including field organoleptic tests and interviews, was carried out in search of sweet-tasting Stevia species. Results of such tests performed on at least 31 species, as well as ethnobotanical data on 9 species, are presented. The data obtained showed that leaves of no other Stevia species studied possessed a potent sweet taste comparable to that of S. rebaudiana leaves. Since only 15% of the approximately 200 known species in this genus were investigated in this study, it is quite possible that further research may reveal additional sweet-tasting Stevia species.
ISSN:0013-0001
1874-9364
DOI:10.1007/BF02859308