| FEMA | 4601 |
| CAS | 58543-16-1 |
| EINECS | N/A |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | sweet sweet, |
| Material Notes | Glucoside isolated from the leaves of the paraguayan shrub, Stevia rebaudiana; has taste properties superior to stevioside. glucoside isolated from the leaves of the paraguayan shrub, stevia rebaudiana; has taste properties superior to stevioside. Constit. of Stevia rebaudiana (stevia) Rebaudioside B, D, and E may also be present in minute quantities; however, it is suspected that rebaudioside B is a byproduct of the isolation technique. The two majority compounds stevioside and rebaudioside, primarily responsible for the sweet taste of stevia leaves, were first isolated by two French chemists in 1931. |