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170 Kinghorn et al.<br />

Figure 1 Structures of the eight sweet-tasting glycoside constituents of Stevia rebaudiana<br />

leaves.<br />

zymes (2). A large number of analytical methods are available for the determination<br />

of purity and stability of stevioside and rebaudioside A (1, 2).<br />

Stevioside has been rated as possessing about 300 times the relative sweetness<br />

intensity of 0.4% w/v sucrose, although its sweetness intensity varies with<br />

concentration and the compound exhibits some bitterness and an undesirable aftertaste<br />

(1). The sweetness intensities (i.e., sweetening power relative to sucrose,<br />

which is taken as 1) of the other seven S. rebaudiana sweet principles have

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