Growing concerns about sugar intake are expanding from soft drinks into other food categories, for example, baked goods and snacks. Customers are well aware of the sugar content that these products may contain. Baked goods and snacks with attributes of low-calorie and clean labels are highly appreciated by consumers; however, compromise on taste is not what consumers expect nor want.
Steviol glycosides are an ideal high-intensity sweetener for baked goods and snacks. According to a stevia in food study conducted by Dr. Gerhard Kroyer, solid stevioside at elevated temperatures for 1h showed good stability up to 120C whilst temperatures exceeding 140C led to degradation of stevioside.*
* Journal Article Stevioside and
Stevia-sweetener in food: application, stability and interaction with food
ingredients, Kroyer, Dr. Gerhard, Journal für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, V 5, P
225-229, D 2010
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