Stevia leaf extract, in addition to reducing sugar, but also antioxidant?

As we all know, stevia extracted from Stevia leaves is a kind of natural high-power sweetener without calories, which has been widely used in the food and beverage industry, and is becoming more and more specific Now, the world's first commercial Stevia leaf extract with antioxidant properties is coming out, which is a great initiative for food and beverage manufacturers The world's first commercial Stevia leaf antioxidant, the antioxidant Stevia leaf product, is the latest innovation of purecircle, a Malaysian based company As the world's leading manufacturer and seller of high-purity Stevia raw materials, psyco is constantly promoting the positive development of the food and beverage industry by using the power of this small leaf plant, so that brand makers can use natural sweet options without sacrificing the taste to provide consumers with healthier products, while reducing calories At this year's IFT annual meeting, psyco released the world's first commercial Stevia leaf antioxidant and decided to officially put it on the market in 2018 Stevia leaves are native to South America and have natural sweetness Stevia sweeteners can be extracted from them to help food producers produce low calorie or even zero calorie products In fact, it has been found that there are antioxidant components in Stevia leaf, but it has not been developed for commercial use Although some researchers have known about the antioxidant properties of Stevia leaves, only psyco company has separated these antioxidants through a unique extraction and purification process worldwide to obtain the first commercial antioxidant product, which is the first in the industry Psyco believes that the new product will attract the attention of many food producers and brand enterprises who are concerned about the health of consumers The antioxidant effect is much higher than that of coffee bean extract and green tea at the IFT annual meeting Carolyn Clark, director of global market & Innovation of psyco, said: "the main antioxidant in Stevia leaves is chlorogenic acid, which is also known as the antioxidant in green coffee bean extract In fact, chlorogenic acid accounts for about 1.5% of the dry weight of Stevia leaves, while the content of Reba, the most common stevioside in Stevia leaves, is about six times of that of chlorogenic acid Although the content of chlorogenic acid is much less than REB a, it is of great value and significance to separate and utilize it In addition, it also means that psyco can maximize the use of Stevia leaves to produce more functional products and reduce the leaves that may be wasted in the past " Clark also talked about the antioxidant effect of Stevia leaves The ORAC value of chlorogenic acid extracted from Stevia leaves is about 9000 μ mol TE / 100g, which is much higher than that of coffee bean extract (ORAC value 2500 μ mol TE / 100g) The ORAC value of common blueberries is 9621 μ mol TE / 100g, cranberries is 9090 μ mol TE / 100g, while green tea is only 1253 μ mol TE / 100g (data from the U.S Department of Agriculture Database on oxygen free radical absorption capacity of specific foods) Antioxidant effect will become a new selling point of Stevia leaf extract products Foodaily understands that psyco hopes to obtain gras certification in 2018 (U.S FDA evaluates the safety index of food additives, generally recognized as safe), and then successfully open up the application path of Stevia leaf antioxidant products in food and beverage At present, this antioxidant ingredient can be used in the field of dietary supplements, because the antioxidant of Stevia leaf is originally obtained from the separation and purification of Stevia leaf extract, so it can be directly applied in the diet food without applying for the permission of new dietary supplement, which saves tedious steps At the same time, Clark also said that psyco will strive to establish a commercial production scale of antioxidant ingredients products, and the antioxidant will be sold as an independent commodity as well as other Stevia sweeteners The antioxidant of Stevia leaf is derived from natural plants, which not only has mild flavor and taste, but also has the characteristics of clean label There are some similar plant antioxidants on the market, but there are always some disadvantages that are not long enough Fortunately, the technical experts of Prosecco have successfully developed and produced this kind of subversive Stevia leaf antioxidant At present, psyco has provided some customers with samples of Stevia leaf antioxidants The product is still in trial and test stage It is expected to be released in the United States first in 2018, and then officially launched in the European market soon Although the regulatory authorities will approve the product's labeling name, psyco hopes to name it "Stevia leaf extract (antioxidant)." Similar to super food materials, stevia leaf extract is nutritious and has significant health benefits The effective antioxidant in the product can inhibit the production and function of free radicals and protect the body from the damage of body and cells caused by free radicals Data analysis from Mintel, a market consulting firm, also shows that among the new products launched globally in the past five years, the number of products with antioxidant claims has increased by 18% due to the growing demand of consumers for healthy lifestyle "Stevia leaf, as an antioxidant, can not only help food and beverage companies bring more health benefits to consumers, but also bring unique and high-quality flavor and taste like some super ingredients," said faith son, vice president of marketing & Innovation of psycor Although Stevia leaves contain antioxidants, they can be effectively extracted and utilized, which is a major commercial progress "In the early part of this year, Prosecco completed an expansion of a $42 million Stevia leaf plant in Malaysia, doubling the production of Stevia leaf extract to meet the growing demand for Stevia leaves in the global market.