> Stevia
>
> Stevia is a natural is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from
> the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana. The active
> compounds of stevia are steviol glycosides, which have up to 150 times
> the sweetness of sugar, are heat-stable, stable, and not
> fermentable.
>
> Stevia/Rebaudioside A is a white to off-white, hygroscopic fine
> crystal or powder having a sweet taste. It is freely soluble in water
> and sparingly soluble in ethanol.
>
> Appearance White Crystal or Crystaler
> Identification Meet requirements
> Purity (on dry basis) = 95%
> Related Steviol Glycosides = 3.0%
> Loss on Drying (105°C 4hr) = 6.0%
> Residue on Ignition (sulfate) = 1.0%
> 4.5 ~ 7.0
> Arsenic = 1ppm
> Lead = 1ppm