Digestion of stevioside, a natural sweetener, by various digestive enzymes

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Hutapea, Albert M ^a   Toskulkao, Chaivat ^a   Buddhasukh, Duang ^b   Wilairat, Prapin ^a   Glinsukon, Thirayudh ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Digestion; Microflora; Steviol; Stevioside; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031401275     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.23.177     Document Type: Article

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