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stevioside

chemical compound

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production in Paraguay

In Paraguay: Plant and animal life
…export of medicinal teas and stevioside, which is extracted from the Stevia rebaudiana plant and used as a low-calorie natural sweetener.
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use as sweetener

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Stevioside, derived from the plant Stevia rebaudiana, has been used in Japan, Paraguay, and a few other countries as the low-calorie sweetener stevia. It is about 300 times as sweet as sucrose.
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