Steviozid

Steviozid – the chemical compound which is present at plant leaves the Stevia. This glycoside is known for the intensive sweet taste because of what it is used as sweetener.

The dried-up leaves and water extracts of a stevia were used for decades as sweetener in many countries, in particular in Latin America and Asia (Japan, China). Steviozid was found in 1931 by the French chemists M. Bridel and R. Lavyey. Steviozid is considered about 300 times more sweet, than a sugarcane. It is received by extraction of leaves of a stevia water.

Steviozida – heat-resistant, рН the stable, and not giving in to process of fermentation glycosides. Besides, they do not cause a glycemic index at hit in an organism that does them attractive as natural sweeteners for the diabetics and people keeping to a carbohydrate diet.

Properties of a steviozid

Steviozid is stable to heating, acid and alkaline рН, represents soluble white powder in water. A molecular formula of a steviozid – C38H60O18, molar weight – 804.8722 ± 0,04 g/mol, merge temperature – 198 °C, solubility – 1250 mg/l.

Use of a steviozid

In the food industry стевиозид it is applied as the E960 nutritional supplement acting as sweetener.

In cookery стевиозид it is applied as sweetener to preparation of confectionery and pastries, alcoholic beverage products, dairy products, juice and soft drinks, production of mayonnaise and ketchups, fruit canned food and sports food. In foodstuff стевиозид it is used as noncaloric sweetener and the amplifier of taste.

In medicine стевиозид it is used at treatment of diabetes, obesity, the increased blood pressure and heartburn, for decrease in level of uric acid and increase in durability of reductions of the cardiac muscles pumping blood from heart.

Some researches show that reception of 750-1500 mg of a steviozid a day reduces systolic arterial pressure by 10-14 mm of a mercury column and diastolic arterial pressure by 6-14 mm of a mercury column within one week from the beginning of reception. Nevertheless, other researches show that reception of a steviozid in a dose to 15 mg on kg a day does not lead to an essential lowering of arterial pressure at patients with high blood pressure.

Also daily reception of 1000 mg of a steviozid after meal can lower sugar level in blood by 18% at people with a diabetes mellitus of the second type. Nevertheless, other researches show that reception of 250 mg of a steviozid three times a day has no significant effect on sugar level in blood after three months of treatment at people with the first or second type of a diabetes mellitus.

Harm of a steviozid

Steviozid is safe for use as sweetener in food stuffs in doses to 1500 mg a day within 2 years. According to reviews, стевиозид sometimes makes abdominal distention or sick. Also, according to reviews, стевиозид can cause dizziness, muscular pains and numbness.

You should not combine use of a steviozid with the tablets normalizing the content of lithium in an organism. Also стевиозид you should not combine with tablets for decrease in sugar in blood, such as глимепирид, glibenclamide, insulin, пиоглитазон, росиглитазон, Chlorproramidum, глипизид, Tolbutamidum and others.

стевиозид can do harm to an organism at the parallel use with anti-hypertensive medicines, such as captopril, enalapril, лозартан, валсартан, diltiazem, амлодипин, a hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide and others. Combined use of a steviozid with these drugs can lead to excessive lowering of blood pressure.

Contraindications

Contraindication to a steviozid is pregnancy and the period of a lactation as there is not enough knowledge and researches on influence of additive on an organism in these states. Also a contraindication to a steviozid is the allergy to families of a thistle family of plants. This family includes ambrosias, chrysanthemums, marigold, daisies and many other plants.

With care стевиозид appoint at the low blood pressure as стевиозид leads to its lower indicators.