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dc.contributor.author | Ahmad, Jamil | - |
dc.contributor.author | Khan, Imran | - |
dc.contributor.author | Blundell, Renald | - |
dc.contributor.author | Azzopardi, Joseph | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-03T11:28:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-03T11:28:11Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Ahmad, J., Khan, I., Blundell, R., Azzopardi, J., & Mahomoodally, M. F. (2020). Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni.: An updated review of its health benefits, industrial applications and safety. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 100, 177-189. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80705 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), a perennial shrub of the Compositae family, is cultivated in many regions across the world. It is famous for its sweetness, which is due to the presence of steviol glycosides, having 100–300 times the sweetness of sucrose. It has been used as a sweetener and a sugar substitute in the food and drug industry. Due to its rich nutritional and phytochemical profile, stevia also provides beneficial effects against a plethora of health conditions. Scope and approach: The main aim of this review is to present an updated overview on stevia and isolated phytochemical, steviol glycosides, highlighting the health benefits, phytochemistry, industrial applications, and safety. Key findings and conclusions: Various studies have highlighted promising health benefits of stevia against diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cancer, dental caries, oxidative stress and microbial infections. Besides its health benefits, industrial applications of stevia particularly as food and food ingredient, as sucrose replacer, as fertilizers and animal feed, and as solubilizing or foaming agents have been discussed. Novel approaches to improve the taste profile of steviol glycosides have also been highlighted. Moreover, a large body of evidence tend to show that stevia is safe for human consumption. However, its clinical efficacy and uses still remain controversial. Therefore, this study advocates for long-term clinical studies to provide in-depth insights into its safety, health benefits, and physiological mechanisms. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Stevia | en_GB |
dc.subject | Stevioside | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sweeteners | en_GB |
dc.subject | Glycosides -- Analysis | en_GB |
dc.title | Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. : an updated review of its health benefits, industrial applications and safety | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.04.030 | - |
dc.publication.title | Trends in Food Science & Technology | en_GB |
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